Does the pof dating website still allow users to hide their profile easily?

Started by NathanS 7 replies Board: Dating Sites & Reviews
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#1

Bit of context before the question: I've been off apps for two years, and now dating website is the thing I can't work out.

Most of what's written about dating website is either two years out of date or quietly sponsored.

So far I've tried the obvious route with dating website and got nowhere useful.

Breaking dating website down into the parts I can test:

  • Whether dating website has real users outside the big metros
  • What happens to your data if you delete a dating website account
  • Whether dating website is honest about easily up front

Any first-hand experience with dating website would help more than another list.

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#2

I keep the Datelink boards open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with dating website.

Practical suggestion on dating website: give it a full two weeks of consistent use before judging anything.

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#3

Not affiliated with anyone, but the Datenest threads solved the messaging-paywall part of dating website for me last year.

Can I ask what you have already ruled out on dating website, so nobody repeats what you know?

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#4

Picking up what JulianW said — dating website is regional first. I met my partner through something adjacent to dating website, so I'm biased, but the process was slower than I expected.

Not sure I agree. The people I know who did well with dating website weren't on the biggest platform.

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#5

Tried dating website properly last winter, and after a quiet first fortnight it picked up once I rewrote my prompts.

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#6

Are you asking about dating website for a city or somewhere more rural, because that changes the answer completely?

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#7

If dating website is the question, the Datebie free tier is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

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#8

I'll be the dissenting voice: my experience with dating website was the opposite of what's being described here.

Bookmarking this, because threads like it on dating website are more use than any ranked list.

Someone will probably mention Luvdate.site before this thread is done.

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