| | Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?Page 1 of 3 (1, 2, 3) | This is my first post, but I have been reading the forums for a couple of months. Why am I here if I'm happily married? Well, I was visiting my college roommate, a divorced female, and she spoke highly of POF, so when I returned home, I emailed my single male friend from the Internet, and told him about POF. We worked together on refining his profile, and while I was logged- in, I noticed the forums right away, and read enough to realize that the core group of regulars is funny, caring, and offers sound advice. Remaining single till age 31, and now happily married for 20 years, I think, has given me experience from both statuses, BUT, my main question still is: Should a married person be welcome here on the forums?
By the way, if you're going to advise me to introduce my divorced college roommate to my single male friend, I've already thought of that - - the problem is that they live 800 miles apart.
Anyhow, let's here your opinion. If the majority say "Singles only" then I'll go back to reading and not posting. | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:10:47 PM | Any member of the site can post. I think you were wise to read the forums for awhile before starting a new thread, wish more members did! haha
As far as I'm concerned you're just as welcome as anyone. Hope you enjoy your experience. | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:18:15 PM | Any member can post here. Welcome to POF forums. Before posting again PLEASE take 3 minutes to actually read the forum rules AND the posting guidelines. This is one of the strictest forums with very different rules I have ever participated in. For instance you are expected to post a thread into the best forum section for the subject and this has literally nothing to do with relationships. I would of picked the site help section probably.
Again WELCOME to the forums. Have fun and try to behave
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:29:07 PM |
actually read the forum rules AND the posting guidelines. This is one of the strictest forums with very different rules I have ever participated in. For instance you are expected to post a thread into the best forum section for the subject and this has literally nothing to do with relationships. I would of picked the site help section probably
Understood. I guess the reason I chose "relationships" was because of the marital status issue. And "strict" to decribe the rules - NO kidding- I use many different forums, and can't even think of one that half as strict. But, it does keep the place cleaned up.
Does my husband know I have a profile on a dating site? Yes, he's very trusting and so am I. On nights that we are at home, such as tonight, he's sitting in his recliner watching TV, and I'm over here at the desk, on the Internet, because I don't like to watch TV. | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:29:57 PM | I have a boyfriend, and although I'm not married I'm certainly not looking to date anyone... just like you.
There are many others like us.
When you sign up there is an option of saying married, single or divorced... I guess that means married is OK :) | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:31:24 PM | "Does your husband know that you have a profile on a DATING site? Doesn't matter the reason."
Ehh....it was only a matter of time. What does this have to do with her being able to post on the forums? It's her business, her profile indicates she's taken and isn't look to date or hook up. I didn't read anywhere on the membership agreement that if you were married you needed to show a note from your spouse. It's her business whether her husband knows or not, I've had several married friends who posted great advice here, a few male and they were very respectful and never tried to hit on me. She is allowed to be here looking for friends otherwise that option wouldn't be available. | |
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Posted: 7/5/2012 8:32:49 PM |
Not sure if I'd use the word welcome with this crowd
Oh yes you would! We're a lovable odd group.
There are other marrieds on here. Some started as single and just stayed after getting married. As long as you aren't looking for approval to cheat you should be more than welcome.  | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:37:02 PM |
maybe you could collaborate your responses together to make the perfect pitches on thread responses?
I don't know if that'll work, because.......it wasn't till I started reading about the cool dates ideas and meet-ups that you all have had, that I realized his dates were kinda lame. LOL, but that was 20 years ago, so no use complaining about it now. | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:37:33 PM |
the core group of regulars is funny, caring, and offers sound advice
You sure you're on the right forum?
As for being married and on the forums ... why not?
Great way to waste time.
And if you've got input to offer ... then type away! | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:38:02 PM | If you can handle the temptation of all the handsome
intelligent got~it~going~on guys in here,
then you are more than welcome to be in here.
But I must warn you.....
you can waste alot of time with little to show for it in here.
We seem to anyways.
:-P | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:50:14 PM |
Does your husband know that you have a profile on a DATING site? Doesn't matter the reason.
***snicker*** This showed up quickly!
the core group of regulars is funny, caring, and offers sound advice You sure you're on the right forum?
 You typed my thought exactly.
~OP~ It's really kind of interesting how many of us are here that have NO interest in the "dating" side of this site. You're just as welcome here as any of us who are single. If you stick around for any length of time, you'll find loads of posters who are either married, living with someone, or in a serious relationship. JMO  | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:54:56 PM |
the core group of regulars is funny, caring, and offers sound advice
You sure you're on the right forum?
Actually, I am "beyond impressed" at the some of the sound and sensible advice that you all offer to the folks.
If you can handle the temptation of all the handsome
intelligent got~it~going~on guys in here,
OK, I'm human. I did notice that many of the guys here are trophy-husband material, but I'm just not interested in training a new one. | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:56:38 PM | I believe when you're honest and straightforward to state your marital status as married and say you're not looking, that's okay. It's not like someone who is married, not single and in the relationship and lied about their status and want to date, that's cheating.
It's nice to receive wise advices from someone with experiences about love, relationships and life. | |
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Posted: 7/5/2012 8:58:43 PM | Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
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Not a problem. Tear us up like we tear you up. Be gentle though, I cry easily. | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 8:59:55 PM | OP? I think he was meaning sarcastic with this:
If you can handle the temptation of all the handsome
intelligent got~it~going~on guys in here,
then you are more than welcome to be in here.
There's trophy husband material in here? Would you please point me in that direction? In over 6 years here, I can honestly say that is maybe one of the only "types" of people I've personally never seen in here. I'd like to just see one so I can pick my next ex appropriately.  | |
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| Is a married person welcome on the POF forums?
Posted: 7/5/2012 9:01:55 PM | | This site is open to anyone and everyone. There are a few rules POF puts out and most of them apply to being rude, uploading nude pics, and so on. What goes on in the forums has no difference if your married or not. It's an opinion that goes up there with the rest of them. Some give sound advice others do not. I wouldn't worry to much about it. | |
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Posted: 7/5/2012 9:08:48 PM | | It's amazing how many of us single ladies have resisted caving into the trophy husband material. I think I've got it down to a science.......haha. I'm SOO disciplined! | |
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