POF and Evow are simply meeting places. They can not guarantee that the people who register on their sites are truthful anymore than you can WITHOUT MEETING THEM. It is up to each individual to do their own screening process. Do not invest too much time and energy into a stranger.

I have been doing the online dating thing since April of 2013. I am a widow, seeking a husband. I do not chat. I find that most men, irregardless of why they say they are on the site, mainly want to chat until there is a bedroom rendezvous in the near future. I do not develop relations over the phone or internet under the cloak of anonymity. I suggest meeting for lunch for several reasons; 1. If he is unwilling to meet for lunch he is not my type. He is either without social skills and manners, broke, not broke, but cheap, not that interested, or only interested in getting laid--forget the formalities. 2. I am a better judge of character when I can look in your eyes. 3. People spin straw into gold under the cloak of anonymity, and last but not least, 4. Chemistry does not show up for me over the phone or internet.

My first online date was lunch at Applebee's--not my type. Pleasant lunch and never saw each other again. My second online date lasted from April of 2013 to August of 2014….not bad huh? In the 8 months that have passed since August, I have had many a lunch or dinner date. Probably about 35-40 thanks, but no thanks. Six who I continue to see, 5 on a platonic basis. Three of the 6 have crossed paths with me in the real world prior to connecting online. One of the three is 'Him'. I have run into all manner of rude, nasty men. I expect it. People are free to be their nastiest without repercussion under the cloak of anonymity. Liken it to a driver on the highway flipping you the birdie. That same person would probably not behave in such a manner if you were standing side by side at Burger King. I simply block them from being able to contact me and keep moving on.The websites like Match, POF, and Zoosk are no more the cause of the bad behavior between the men and women who use their website than the state/federal highway agencies are responsible for someone flipping you the birdie on I95.

I'm on POF and have been on it since 2004!! I told my girlfriend about it, she put up her profile and 6 months later she met a guy on pof and she got married, I went to her wedding. So she is married and I'm still single after all these years, that really stinks. About Evow... Which is slso owned by Marcus, I believe it is off line because when i try to sign in, it jumps directly to POF Does anyone else have s problem logging into evow?

It looks like evow has been shut down. See this forum post for more info.

I'm a very good looking women whose down to earth. It's been so hard for me to find love. I'm not the bar type so where do you go to meet guys. I've tried Zook's and POF. Both are ok but so many man just don't know how to communicate. I'm not looking for some run of the mill hook up. I wanted my best friend. I'm not jaded nor negative. Just sad my search has turned out this way. I've meet some great guys but it just wasn't right. I'm ok going it alone but not what my heart desires. If your on line word to you be careful there are lots of scammer out there. Trust your gut. Good luck to you all.

That's so true!!!

I was on POF when evow came up I said great this is more what I am looking for. But no more of the same most where scammers or guys sending dick pictures
When I tried to explain this was evow and wasn't interested in seeing his dick And got called a tard classy ah what a loser the guys I met a couple of guys losers that are looking for models or a women with a job. I put my real up to date pictures say exactly what I am looking for, I guess most can't read.

I'm afraid I didn't like it either. I reached out to the "guys" over and over and over. Not ONE contacted me first in four months - guess I am not appealing enough or something...was a rather serious blow to my ego. Won't online date again...too much disappointment even when you pay for the expensive ones that "guarantee" matches.

POF is awesome because it's free.

To me, POF is like a bar scene, where everyone is judging each other based on their pictures. If you're good looking, you're going to get a lot of interest, and from there you'll have to filter out the garbage. If you're not...then you're going to have to have more patience meeting someone. Same garbage, but less amount...so it'll take much longer to find someone worthy.

The problem doesn't lie with the site, but the attitude of the everyone on it. There's a buffet of pictures and people on there. There's always someone better looking...always someone new one click away. In real life, love doesn't happen like that. You meet someone at work...talk to them for days...months...get to know them...become friends...hang out platonic sometimes...then one day *poof!* you're attracted to them. Suddenly you wonder how you ever missed them being so beautiful.

On POF, it doesn't work that way - if they don't like your picture, you're done. Even if they do like your picture...if you make a sarcastic joke that gets taken the wrong way - you're done. Even if you have a great date...there could be a better date one more click away. You're not given the time of day to even TRY to develop something special. There's always someone new just around the corner.

Accept your faults...be honest, know your dating range...be smart about communication...and just be open to meeting new people. Go out and have a nice time meeting new friends...and whatever happens, happens. And don't take things personal. We're all allowed to be attracted to whomever we want. It's not personal...it's just life.

Well POF was recently bought by Match, though the original owner still runs it for now and maybe still owns a share in it. What you were seeing there might be an ad for Match, or some other dating site because POF gets its revenue via ads for other sites. (adblock can be your friend)

POF is about as good as it gets for free dating sites, imho. Try some others and you'll see. But it's still an online dating site and online dating sucks.

I think it's fair to say that we have all had our problems with dating sites, pof being the worst but we all go on them at our own risk. Not everyone on these sites are genuine, whatever their reasons, but there are a few who, like myself, was looking to meet someone different. I met A LOT of freaks and weirdos on pof but met some nice people that are now good friends of mine. I tried evow as a change and ended up meeting my soul mate. My point is, yes there are a lot of liars online and freaks but there are also a lot of genuine people. Learn from the bad experiences, don't let them define you. You may meet some strange ones but you may meet some great friends who make your life richer than before.