| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 2:11:07 AM | A mate told me about it. I joined because I don't have the confidence to start a conversation with a woman in a bar etc. To be honest, I've found it to be an absolute waste of time. With so many to choose from, everyone's looking for perfection. Therefore, people like me, who'd never make it into a boy band, don't stand an earthly. My confidence is now shot to hell - I don't even bother to go out to try to meet someone any more. I figure that if no-one out of however many thousands of women there are on here wants to get to know me, then what's the point?
I'm trying to think of a suitable punishment for that mate  | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 3:02:51 AM | | About 18 months ago I was off work sick, incapacitated, recently single and bored. A mate told me about the forums on pof being interesting and lightly entertaining. I joined and ended up meeting my imaginary partner on here and making a few friends. I left when my partner and I realised we were in a relationship (as did he). During another spell of incapacitating illness I decided to come back and have a play on the forums. I'm all better now but am still here because I don't want to go just yet ... We both have log in details for the account but he doesn't really bother with it but does enjoy reading the forums, sometimes it can be quite amusing and interesting. It's like a micro community and it can be interesting just to people watch - there are some amazing characters on here. | |
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Joe1uk
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Joined: 6/10/2009
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 3:23:54 AM | I joined to meet the girl of my dreams, my soul mate. Instead I met you lot, what a disappointment. I want a refund.
I was told about this place and that it was full of blokes seeking sex and that it was difficult to get women to trust you so I avoided it it and joined another free dating site. When i got banned cos of trolls I joined here but never activated my account, The admin of other site let me back as long as I didnt use the forums cos he didn't have time to delete their crappy slating posts. I was going on wap chat to pass the time back then anyway so I didn't mind. When I realised how sad the individuals were on wap chat I came here looked at the forums, finished my profile and joined in. Then I looked at the dating side, and realised it was actually a good site, then I noticed the meets and started going to those.
So no real reasons other than progression and the fact I was getting over the ex. This site has been invaluable in me moving on, its been a boost to my health and well being
to my social life, I've made so many new friends both on here and other sites, places, every day life by the confidence this has given me.
It's made me look at how I act too and learn to accept others points of view, to know when to walk away, to know when to not let people play mind games.
I do need to make things clearer though, my posts are often misinterpreted or people don't get my humour.
This site can only be a good thing, the bad can only make us stronger so therfore good comes of them.
The best advise I can say to people is get a good profile in the profile review forum and get yourself to the meets. I've got to know a couple of people , not actually at the meet but via the feedback threads afterwards. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 3:42:34 AM | I found it cos my 'then' boyfriend had forgotten to clear his history on my pc and I found out he had been on dates with a number of women on the site.
I joined for the forums and the meets not particularly for dating.
I met someone through the site, have been together almost a year, and we are very happy.
I stay on for the meets and the occasional post. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 4:24:46 AM | i joined because another site was boring the hell out of me with its school run talk and baby talk in the forums and plus certain people had a way of intimidating the under dog so they get a strike or banned from the site
The strike system which was pathetic with its waste of time automated messages and the fact i didn't like a host in his jesus robe or his voo doo looking partner and the hangers on that creep around them and bow to every word made me leave in the end.. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 4:27:14 AM | | hell compaired this site is much better with more mature people who like a laugh and i have the ability to say more without the worry of deletion he he.. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 4:32:48 AM | A friend recommended it. He said the forums were rather amusing and he was right.
I joined because I hought I would meet men I wouldn't usually encounter, which I have. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 4:38:55 AM | i joined to try learn more and understand the female species..how there minds work..how there bodys work..what they think and dream of..etc i also joined to try find one of them to slave over a hot stove for me..make me pie and chips every night and buy me booze.... | |
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sjxx
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Joined: 4/9/2009
Msg: 135 | |
| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 4:53:14 AM | As a true hearts and flowers romantic i joined to find true love and a husband. However i have not been successful in my endeavours so i now concentrate on humiliating and belittiling men. Its much more satisfying. And its free. And the many pics of topless younger men is the icing on the cake  | |
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tm1971
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Joined: 5/22/2009
Msg: 136 | |
| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 6:28:45 AM | | I am with SJ being a romantic aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah oooooooooooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah really? I hear the gasps! lol Now I just court controversy. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 6:44:32 AM | i filled out the boxes
because im an online stalker and this medium provides enough material to sustain my need. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 10:38:15 AM | One of the younger Sgts in the mess was banging on about the site...he seemed to get it all over te place so thought i would give it a try..
Seems the same old names/faces appear in my conversations with him..
Good fun all the same | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 10:56:24 AM | | I joined as I was on another site where the chap I was chatting to didn't have a photo but he did on here so I shuffled over to see what was what ... | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 11:26:34 AM | Friend from work suggested it as a laugh so on a drunken Friday evening that was that, then I stumbled across the Forums, like to read the range of thoughts and views across the WWW. Always learn something new. Oh aye and its good to post and be ignored on here as no-one would dare ignore me in real life..................it keeps me grounded Yeah well thats what I tell my therapist anyway | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 12:15:20 PM | A friend joined last Jan and met a guy off it, they moved in together and they are sooooo happy, I'd been single for about 6 months at the time so decided to give it a go, have had no luck meeting men off here BUT a relationship developed with a man I worked with and I considered a great friend, one day I realised I liked him as more than and a friend and we've been together since Jan this year.
Just here for the forums now. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 12:31:48 PM | I joined over 3 years ago under a different name (fleurskyblue), found it while randomly googling. I came off for a while then rejoined as I missed the forums & people I've met at the meets, although I don't tend to be on here half as much as I used to.
Originally joined this dating site as bit naive back then & thought it'd be an easy way of meeting a partner, hmmmmmm well I got that wrong! I then found the forums, went to a few meets & made a few friends. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 1:18:31 PM | I joined pof in the hope of meeting a tall, pedantic man with a superiority complex. . . .
Seriously though, I was quite lonely after I split from my ex, a mate suggested this site and I got hooked by the forum! Joined almost 2 years ago, had some time away, but keep being drawn back into the threads. I've made some really good friends while I've been here, so on the whole I'm glad that I joined. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 2:40:01 PM | | My ex told me about it. Didn't know what to expect, if anything, from it but have got hooked on the forums - better than watching the news or reading the papers lol | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 4:44:44 PM | Bit of a creepy forum though,someone reported me for having the audacity to post my main pic with a leaning to the profile  | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 5:01:09 PM | Why did I join this site...WEll dawwww....
this forum?...to argue with stuck up their own ...Well...No seriousely... | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 9:16:24 PM | | I was on a forum, that had a thread title of 'If you manage to get a date on POF'. I was intrigued and entered the thread. I then read a few post's. But had no idea it was dating website. Later that day, i was searching something and this forum came up and i was rather surprised, as i had been lead to the same site, twice in one day. So i signed up. | |
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| How and why did you join POF..
Posted: 7/12/2009 11:25:46 PM | How did i discover PoF? It came to me in a dream! Actually i came across it by accident,so decided to take a peek. A friend decided we should go to a meet which was in Eastbourne and ive been going to meets on and off since as well as hosting my own,which came about after having a break from here.
Why did i join? I needed to start socialising again after a painful break up and get some confidence.Ive got to know some great people and made some good friends and hosting meets really boosted my confidence.More or less given up on the idea of romance but found the forums and got hooked! | |
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