Plenty Of Fish Commercial

Here's a P.O.F commercial I found on YouTube.  I wanted to see how they are advertising their site to non users, and although the commercial is good I kind of struggled with the statement of "finding your other half".  Can you actually find your "other half"on an online dating site?   I mean there is literally thousands of people online everyday when you sign in.  As a female you might receive at least 10 messages each day from different males.  It's a bit overwhelming... there really is plenty of fish in the sea.  So my question is, how do you choose?  Do you meet every single person until you find your "other half"  or what if you pick the wrong person?  Are we going against the forces of nature by taking things into our own hands? Should we leave it up to fate to bring people together, or should we forget fate and make our own path?

What do you guys think?

-Dana

Online Etiquette?

So after hearing all Dana's stories of some of the things guys are saying to her and having dealt with some girls also saying some ridiculous things. I have a question.

Should their be an online etiquette when it comes to online dating? or is it all is fair in love and war?

Maybe I'm being judgemental because I'm totally not attracted to people who feel it's okay to say inappropriate sexual things the first time they contact a complete stranger. Let me know your thoughts on this!

-Josh

Where's The Filter Button?!

So I have realized that although the Internet has made the world a smaller place, and life much more convenient, it has also created a false sense of security for some.  I mean some of the messages I have received on Plenty of Fish are just outrageous.  When I say outrageous, I’m talking about things you would NEVER... EVER say to someone face to face.  It feels like my Plenty of Fish account has a virus, I honestly get these types of messages on daily basis.  I just can’t understand what provokes individuals to say some of the things they do. 

On the bright side though I have talked to some really awesome people who have been really helpful.  On my profile I have stated that I am on the site for the purpose of writing a blog, and with that said so many people have offered to share their experience with me.  It’s really awesome to see that people are willing to help a complete stranger out and not want anything in return.  So thank you to everyone who has helped us out so far!

Also if anyone is interested in writing a testimonial please email mnkinsider@hotmail.com

-Dana

Need an online dictionary!

Ok, I must be getting old, because I'm way behind on my internet lingo. I've been messaging a lot of girls on P.O.F. and when reading their replies, I'm thinking to myself "what does this even mean?" I ended up having to look up internet chat abbreviations and trying to decode the messages. I think I need to add to my profile: "please use proper APA formatting in all messages".

I updated my photos to look more professional and it seems to be working. I've had a lot more chat requests and more profile views since the update. Maybe women do like a sharped dressed man? Ok, I'm going back to fishin! Wish me luck.

-Josh

It Begins...

Well my first week in the online dating world has gone swimmingly on P.O.F (I know, I know... I'm punny) The site really reminds me of Facebook with it's layout, design, and overall ease to use. I have to admit I wasn't thrilled with the 400+ questions that you have to answer in ordered to create your account, but hopefully it will be worth it. Their is an awesome "meet me" tab that can help you quickly add or remove possible matches, it's nice because it speeds up the process.

Then we have E.H. that is kinda frustrating thus far. Unless you subscribe for a memberships and pay $30-50 for a month+ membership it's very limited. It doesn't allow you to respond to questions or email possible matches. You can use the "ice breaker" tool, but that only allows you to send a few one line messages and I don't find it that useful. Definitely leaning towards spending more time on P.O.F. and I'm signing up for other online dating websites too.

Overall it's been a decent experience so far.  Thanks for reading my first blog, and feel free to post your experiences and any tips you might have for us.

-Josh

Getting Started

Hey everyone,  I am now an official member of two online dating sites, E-Harmony (E.H) and Plenty Of Fish (P.O.F). To be honest creating accounts for both these sites can seem like a daunting task with the amount of questions you have to answer. Nonetheless, I recommend that you put at least 30 minutes aside, to take your time and to answer all the questions truthfully.   E.H even creates a "Personality Profile" for you which is based on the answers you provided when creating an account.  Mine turned out to be pretty accurate, which gives me confidence that the matches they recommend for you might actually be accurate as well.

Things you can expect to find in your personality profile include information on:

• Agreeableness
• Openness
• Emotional Stability
• Conscientiousness
• Extraversion

With this profile you can choose to either keep it for yourself, or share it with other individuals that you meet along the way.  P.O.F has a similar feature, but instead of telling you things about your personality it shares information about your chemistry and what you're looking for in a relationship.  I found this to not be very accurate for me, and was not as impressed with it as I was with E.H's profile.  

So once I got my accounts up and running, I started to experiment and network with other individuals. I learned pretty quickly that if you don't subscribe to E.H then you basically can't do anything.  I found this to be very misleading, but a good advertising technique.  They set you up with matches each day, and various different people send you requests to chat or to answer questions.  When you try to respond, E.H automatically sends you to their subscription page asking you to subscribe.  So basically my time on E-Harmony was short lived, but I will continue to go on the site and see what it is all about.  I have a feeling it is probably one of the better dating sites out there, so I am a little disappointed that I had minimal access to many of their different features. 

For now I will leave you guys with this, and will continue to talk with different individuals on P.O.F. Stay tuned for the new updates very soon.

-Dana 

 

The Inside Scoop on Online Dating

Hi Everyone and welcome to the Inside Scoop on Online Dating,

Over the next several months Dana and Josh will be diving into the ever growing world of online dating by joining popular online dating websites like EHarmony(E.H) and PlentyofFish(P.O.F). They will be blogging about their experiences and giving their opinions on them. They hope you'll follow them on this adventure by posting comments and checking in regularly with them.

Thanks,
The Inside Scoop on Online Dating Team