Hi there, I was wondering if any of you have tried these services and if you have thoughts you want to share about them. Plus, do you have to pay to join? Would you consider them safe? How would you choose between many? Which ones would you recommend? VERY curious about this subject...thanks in advance!
Ok so, I went on POF and made an account. First off I didn't like the "look" of the site. I found it difficult to surf and I found the pictures of the people kinda lame...I also wondered if that was all as there were only few people featured...maybe an automatic filter by the location? Not sure. Got contacted by someone but decided to delete the account...it just doesn't seem the thing for me, I was uncomfortable and a little scared too :-(. I am such an old fashioned gal, sigh. Perhaps we could ask Mamapedia to come up with the service??Wouldn't that be cool..Thanks Y'all!!!
Me personally, I've had some bad experience with these sites. No one is what they seem to be. Plenty of Fish is free but it seemed like a lot of people on there were looking to score more than to find love.
I met my hubby on plenty of fish, its free, but there are alot of losers, players & guys looking for sex. I stated friendship only, blocked married ppl & ppl looking for sex & random hook ups. Its possible to find someone, you just have to weed out what you dont want. They have a lot of "controls", so you can limit the age you are looking for, select from a certain radius by mileage from you, etc. Ive heard good things about eharmony, but it costs $$ which may well be worth it in searching for a mate. There are so many sites, I would choose one that has been longstanding in business. I think honesty attracts honesty, so be clear about yourself & what you seek (friendship seems good b/c all relationships should be based on it)
I found my husband almost 6 years ago on plentyoffish.com It is still free I think. I would not pay for those other services. This site is pretty much you setup a profile about yourself, pics, etc. You put in what city you live in, and then you can browse through the profiles of other people in your area.
It has a chat feature, so if you see someone online that you might be interested in, you can chat with them.
I don't think those site's you pay for are necessary. You just need a way to get in contact with people in your area & see how it goes.
And apparently it works! haha :)
But do be careful if you are going to meet anyone. Meet in a public place.
PS. Features of that site may have changed in the last 6 years of course. I haven't had a need to go look at it again! haha
I didn't like eharmony.com - I want to do my own choosing. Did not care one bit for the men they connected me with.
Match.com was better because I was in charge of who I connected with.
Met my current long-term boyfriend at a speed dating event - cheaper, faster, and in-person!
Safety - of course, you need to watch out for your own safety. I did not communicate with anyone long distance - they needed to live in my city. Always met in a public place. Didn't give out my home address, etc.
I found my husband 11yrs ago thru that medium. I personally would not recommend it now though. Things and times have changed. Now that online dating has exploded into what it is today, too many people have abused it. I don't consider it safe anymore.
I'm on Match (paid site and my personal favorite), Plenty of Fish (free), and OkCupid (also free). Online dating has the same kind of men on it that I meet out in real life. I don't like everyone I meet out, so I don't expect to like everyone I meet online. :-) At least with online dating, I can sort of screen for the things I want. When I'm out, men don't just present a write up of what they like or their job or their faith. :-)
Another great place to look is on Meetup.com. It's a website where you join groups of people with common interests in your city. A great way to meet men and women. Who knows. You may meet a cool woman who has an awesome brother or male friend you might like.
For dates from online or real life situations, it's always important to be safe. Tell a friend where you're going and who with. And most importantly, trust your gut. If you feel scared or that something is off, don't go out with that guy.
Good luck! Here's to a full dating schedule and meeting the men of our dreams! S.
They came out after I got married so I've never used them myself. However, my cousin found her husband through one of them. I'm sorry, I don't know which one. I've talked to a number of people who have used them...not all of them have "tied the knot" but used it for dating. The one I speak with the most says she chats with guys, but has only dated a couple. She is only interested in dating NOT getting married again.
I would, however, recommend being as safe as possible with public meetings, no home address and checking out everything you can before you give out that much info.
Good luck!
A friend of mine found his wife through eharmony
I guess it's a pretty good service
I met my husband on Match.com. You do have to pay if you wanted to send messages and stuff like that. You have to be careful of course cause there are some weirdos out there as well as dishonest guys. I also met people in public places. You also have to have some patience while in the process of meeting people.
Good Luck:)
i recommend none tried them didnt like them a waste of money
I met my husband on eharmony (ironically we worked less than a mile from each other and lived less than 5 miles apart). I think they are safe if you are careful (ie never give your home address, phone number or last name, always meet in a busy public places). I met mostly nice guys (if a little socially awkward) and a couple of weirdos. I tried match and it just seemed like more of a young person's game to me.
