Plenty Of Fish - Dating Site Review

For

• Absolutely free
• Very large member base
• Nice layout and very easy to use
• Good forums

Against

• Lack of support
• Accounts disappear/removed without warning
• Far more men than women using the site

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by Rahel March 1st, 2010 at 04:26 PM

Actually, I believe POF goes off the IP address. I can not get on the site. It doesn't matter how many email addresses I try, if I attempt to register from my lap top I get booted - within 5 minutes of being registered and accepted. I ...

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Plenty Of Fish

Plenty Of Fish is far and away the largest free online dating service, and is also one of the most popular social communities in the world by number of visitors. With over 6 million members, there should be no problem finding someone in your part of the world. Plenty of Fish has its strongest following in Canada and the U.S, but is also growing in the UK and other parts of Europe. Simply go to the homepage to begin seeing profiles of singles from all over the world straight away. Or, customize your search for something more specific. Looking for some inspiration? Take a look at how others met. Find out how they fell in love and what's next for them. At Plentyoffish.com you'll find a well-stocked database full of internet dating success stories.

You can get a pretty good idea of the kinds of people using the site without even registering. However, for more sophisticated searches, you will need to complete the free registration process. As well as being hugely popular, POF also claim a high success rate. The testimonials page credits the site with many marriages and happy long-term relationships. Becoming a member of POF involves a painless two-page registration. Initially you simply choose a login name, specify a valid email, and your city. On the second page you need to specify a headline for your profile and short biography. Following registration, there is a personality test that you can complete or ignore if you choose.

Once you are in, it’s not difficult to see why this site is so popular. Everything is designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind. You can easily navigate to any part of the site that you want by using the quick links that are located at the top of each page. These allow you to fish quickly for matches in various ways such as people in your city, by age and location, new users, and people online now. As well as these quick links a basic and advanced search are provided that will allow you to fine tune your hunt for a partner. The site also has great forums, and picture rating tools, where you can rate photos of other members who have opted in for this. Many of these sections of the site are run by users for users.

POF warn that they actively banish people from the site who are unpleasant or abusive. This has led to complaints by some people who say their profiles were deleted for no apparent reason. On the plus side, the numerous profiles on the site are mostly of very good quality and contain useful and accurate information.