| | Have you only been dating through POF? Page 1 of 1 | | Have you only been dating through POF? Say if you are in a new city? How has the worked out for you. It seems that it could work especially if you are too busy to build a large network of friends? Discuss | |
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| Have you only been dating through POF?
Posted: 7/27/2012 6:12:52 PM | I moved here a little over a year ago- from outside of a small town to outside of a large metro area ( dallas). I was meeting people IRL as well as through my friends, etc., and supplemented it with pof. I met the guy I'm still seeing through pof shortly after moving here.
I chose not to use any other sites at the time- it was enough to keep up with pof. | |
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Posted: 7/27/2012 6:23:43 PM | NO matter where you are and what you do, do not restrict yourself.
Even a work place "works".
So, no, pof it just another venue. This is not, definitely, not a love factory. | |
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| Have you only been dating through POF?
Posted: 7/27/2012 8:42:46 PM | most people are legit, i don't think i'd go so far as to limit myself to POF. Meetup is great networking and connecting
to others like minded. a few dating sites work well enough.
My smile and confidence gets me dates offline, no worry there. | |
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Posted: 7/27/2012 8:55:51 PM | LOL Nope, I haven't dated at all through POF. I've texted and talked on the phone with some people, but I haven't met anyone through here yet. I have met men through other dating sites, though. I'm open to meeting a man anywhere: the grocery store, the pool, the lake, the park, Wal-Mart, the gas station, POF, church, wherever...
My problem is that I live in a small rural area which seems to be family oriented. I am a teacher. So, I go to work with 7th graders all day. NO DATING POOL THERE. I come home to my children. I take them to their activities where I'm surrounded by either married people or other single moms like myself. I go to church. No single men there. I come home. I'm not sure where I could meet people here.
And when I go online to search... it always takes me to men OUT of my local area because there doesn't seem to be any single men here. LOL
I need to move! | |
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Posted: 7/27/2012 9:32:14 PM | I've only had one date from POF. Didn't work out b/c the girl was still hung up on an ex. Online dating hasn't worked well at all for me, I get ignored by pretty much every girl I message (rough estimate would be 4 contacts within 30+ messages). Being short and less than average looking makes online dating a real b!tch.
I think it's much better to meet people in places like classes or work, but then again it's really hard finding someone single who's a good catch and also interested in you anyways. Seems like all the good ones are taken, married or otherwise. | |
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Posted: 7/27/2012 11:48:02 PM | | mostly in real life. I haven't met many men 'in my league' who are on here. They might be here privately, which is fine. In real life, at least, my reputation and social circle/ status precedes me. Here though, I am just a number, which is partly bc I dont advertise my pic, which is bc it attracts too much attention and I don't prefer shallow. | |
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Posted: 7/28/2012 6:50:34 AM | | I find most on POF to be just kicking up the leaves & not so serious. I had more meeting success on Singlesnet, since as a paid member you can contact everyone, whether they're members or not. The plus side is the mass of people you can connect with but it's also the negative side. I tried Match for a short time, thinking it would be for those a little more serious minded & it was disappointing. Tried eHarmony when they had a free contact weekend but was bored with the way they over complicate communicating & hardly anyone had a picture. | |
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Posted: 7/28/2012 7:17:36 AM | @OnlyDateIF
.... 'in my league'..... I dont advertise my pic.... I don't prefer shallow.
I remember you did advertise it for a couple of days a few months ago. You worded the caption something like "a rare glimpse...." followed by words which I cannot recall exactly but, clearly implied the rare glimpse wasn't going to last very long.
It is no surprise to learn it attracted a lot of attention.
I am a bit puzzled now.... isn't the"league" thing indicative of one of those "shallow" things you "don't prefer" ? or are you talking about something other than looks ? What did I miss ? :-) | |
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Posted: 7/28/2012 7:53:57 AM | i haven't had any dates through pof. i've had dates - with men i know locally. but nothing romantic.
i plan to move and thought online dating sites might help me meet people in the area where i'll be relocating, but nothing so far.
yet i do think it could work (for you) if you use it right.
it's kind of like walking up to someone in a bar and giving them your number. that is something i have never done/will never do. but if you are comfortable with that - pof can work that way.
it's like playing the odds. you msg a lot of women, some reply, you set a date to meet and just keep meeting people until one sticks.
that's my take on it, anyway.
good luck! | |
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Posted: 7/28/2012 8:11:35 AM | | POF is a dating site?????!!!!!!! WTF!!!???? And here I thought it was a place that you could come for intelligent conversation and free nakey pics?????? Who woulda thought???? Well, now I'm gonna have rethink why I am actually here now. Damn. I hate thinking with a headache. | |
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Posted: 7/28/2012 10:11:08 AM | | @justlookingvt-'in my league', to me, refers to stability, education, etc, not looks. I'm not shallow for seeking equanimity. I posted pic for a day so forumites got to see me is all. Cheerio! | |
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Posted: 7/28/2012 10:51:25 AM | haven't really been dating at all
I work straight afternoons, have a tiny circle of friends and such......
obviously I prefer the real world, at least I already know if I'm attracted and what will actually show up. Yes, yes I get it, she can be a total witch, egomaniac, freak etc etc......I just find this way being so backwards, I'm not really a fan. Had a meet a few weeks ago, cute pics, great personality, funny the usual. Yup, you guessed it, pics from ten years and 50 lbs ago when she was actually cute and thinner. The latter killed anything prior to meeting. It just SOOOO wasn't there for me. Normally I have much better radar for this type of thing. Being around the waters here for a few years. | |
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Posted: 7/29/2012 4:07:02 PM | I didn't join POF to date, I joined to meet new people, but that doesn't
stop me from wanting to meet new people everywhere I go. I work in
restaurants and am naturally a very chatty person. I'll chat up someone
on the street that is wearing a wicked outfit, or laugh with someone in
the lineup at the grocery store when the lineup stalls.
Opportunities to meet people are everywhere, it's all about whether you'll
put yourself out there to meet new people and whether or not you'll be brave
enough to approach that person that caught your eye sitting in Starbucks.
If I was actively looking for a date, there is no way I would restrict myself to
one method of meeting people. I've only lived in this city a few years, but
I've gained a lot of friends through various ways, and when I go back
to dating it will be the same. | |
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Posted: 7/29/2012 4:32:48 PM | It seems lately the only ones I am meeting is the bottom feeders, and definately not who they say they are. Sure,
everyone is nice over the phone or in thier emails. But to actualy meet and see how they act on different situations, is totaly different at times. And the past two days was one of those times. lol....
I have dated through a couple of other sites, some good and some not so good. But hey, I keep my hopes up, and just changed my profile hopping it will iliminate part of the problems...... | |
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| Have you only been dating through POF?
Posted: 7/31/2012 6:57:40 AM | | Only through POF and other dating sites. Except for a couple of women who approached me, my dating has always been through dating sites and services and personal ads and so on. I've never had the ability to encounter a woman in daily life, strike up a conversation, and ask her out. | |
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