Plenty of Fish

Known simply as POF to its forum users, Plenty of Fish is considered the first successful free dating site model on the Internet. This was the first dating site I signed up for after my divorce from Burak. I must have been 26 years old and was totally clueless as to what the fuck I was getting into! This site would become the first of many online dating sites that I logged onto. I met more crazies on POF than any other dating site.

The sheer number of people all over the world using this feature-rich site (including heavily-trafficked forums, compatibility questionnaires, and the super-popular Who’s Seen Me button) is astronomical, making this site incredibly powerful in its ability to connect people around the globe looking for friendship, love, and anything in between.

That said, it hasn’t exactly hooked me up with any winners. Maybe that saying, “You get what you pay for” does hold true.

Perhaps a friend of mine put it best when she recently posted on Facebook:

I need to make a POF profile again. Life’s boring without strange men sending me dick pics, offers for threesomes, and asking how much money would it take for me to piss on them.