The site is relatively user friendly. Having used it on several occasions over the years, you catch on fairly quickly and learn to navigate. It has changed somewhat in that initially everything was free, but now some of the functionality is limited to the upgraded members only. POF sends you weekly matches and they also organize singles events.
One feature that I really liked that is no longer available is the user search. If you new the username of the individual you were looking for, you could easily find them this way. Sadly, this is no longer available. With several friends on the site it was handy. Now you have to go through all the meet me pictures or do searches and hope that they'll come up or they'll find you.
Personally I've never felt the added functionality was necessary so chose not to pay for an upgraded membership. Online dating can be damaging enough to one's ego, do I really need to know if a guy has read or deleted my emails? 16 pictures??? I have a hard enough time posting 1 or 2, but to each his/her own. At the end of the day, the upgraded membership is an option a user can add.
In my opinion, success or failure cannot be blamed on a site. Success is dependent on the users and how honestly they portray themselves and their expectations, the site doesn't have any control over what users post. They do their best to take down inappropriate pictures and materials, but the overall content of a profile is the responsibility of the individual users.
If like me, you refuse to pay to find your significant other, POF is for you. Check out the site and give it a try.
Happy Dating!
Dateless in Ottawa
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