What happened to the pof plenty of fish search bar in the new update?

Would appreciate honest takes on happened pof — including from anyone who thinks it's the wrong question.

There's a real gap between how happened pof is marketed and how it behaves once you're actually using it.

I've asked this in two other places and got answers that clearly came from people who'd never touched happened pof.

Setting update aside for a second, this is what I need from happened pof:

• How quickly happened pof puts a paywall in front of a conversation that has started
• Whether messaging on happened pof works without handing over card details
• How much of the happened pof profile pool is dormant or fake

Even a 'don't bother' on happened pof is a useful answer.

Does update actually matter for what you want, or is it a side issue for happened pof?

Worth noting that nobody in this thread has agreed on happened pof yet, which is itself an answer.

Set a deadline when you try happened pof, or it becomes a scrolling habit rather than an actual search.

Both things can be true about happened pof: genuinely free, and still not worth your evening.

the Rendate threads is what I ended up using while working through happened pof — not perfect, but the free tier is real.

Someone recommended Datelink to me during my own search around happened pof and it was better than I expected.

If happened pof is the question, Datingfly is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

Broadly with you on happened pof, though I would weight moderation higher than you have here.

Watch for the pattern where happened pof is free to browse and paid to reply, which is very common now.

I keep Datebound's free tier open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with happened pof.

This matches what I've seen with happened pof, where the pool in your area matters more than any feature list.