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It sucked for me. Waste of 60.00. I guess you have to be a certain type to get looked at. Or even messaged properly. I thought it would have been better since the men folks are paying for this but no such luck. I got one date but it didn't go anywhere.
 
Yes I did try it a couple of times. Didn't really meet anyone worth while. I thought about trying it again. I did meet this one dude right before my membership ended. We talked for a minute but he just seemed really lazy and not motivated about even meeting or taking it further and it was a turn off he couldn't even pick out a place for us to meet. How we stopped talking well dude went to the Dominican Republic and I haven't heard from him since(I know he's back since because its been over some weeks and this was way before the holidays). At first I thought he would be cool but after i saw him in person and it just wasn't there with him he wasn't interesting. Like on our first meeting he FINALLY selected a restaurant and instead of him being in place he went to Macy's to shop until I got to the restaurant and then he didn't make reservations and was late coming because he was SHOPPING and buying a jacket and had me waiting at the restaurant when i specifically told him i was right down the street.
 
Yes, tried it a couple of times and always with the same results. That place is player central. I would go with Plenty of Fish. Yes, there are players/losers there too but they are easier to spot and at least it's free.
 
How long ago was this? I see they have mixers and different ways of meeting people.

GoddessMaker said:
It sucked for me. Waste of 60.00. I guess you have to be a certain type to get looked at. Or even messaged properly. I thought it would have been better since the men folks are paying for this but no such luck. I got one date but it didn't go anywhere.
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:lachen: What the hayle! He sounds terrible. I'm thinking of signing up. I want to meet men. :yawn:

bluediamond0829 said:
Yes I did try it a couple of times. Didn't really meet anyone worth while. I thought about trying it again. I did meet this one dude right before my membership ended. We talked for a minute but he just seemed really lazy and not motivated about even meeting or taking it further and it was a turn off he couldn't even pick out a place for us to meet. How we stopped talking well dude went to the Dominican Republic and I haven't heard from him since(I know he's back since because its been over some weeks and this was way before the holidays). At first I thought he would be cool but after i saw him in person and it just wasn't there with him he wasn't interesting. Like on our first meeting he FINALLY selected a restaurant and instead of him being in place he went to Macy's to shop until I got to the restaurant and then he didn't make reservations and was late coming because he was SHOPPING and buying a jacket and had me waiting at the restaurant when i specifically told him i was right down the street.
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Thank you! I'll try there too.:look:

dtachi said:
Yes, tried it a couple of times and always with the same results. That place is player central. I would go with Plenty of Fish. Yes, there are players/losers there too but they are easier to spot and at least it's free.
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Bosslady1 I mean on paper he seemed like he had it 34/no kids/single/ just got a promotion with a military background and his own house and financially seemed there. But he wasn't that attractive so kind of not missing all that on paper he had.

Yes one my Soror's took me to one of the mixers they had here in ATL. Thumbs down it wasn't that great. It was packed and a mixed group of people but as far as black men it wasn't many to choose from. And it was a waste. But that was just my experience you never know.

I look at all of it as a opportunity and you never know. I mean yes I've haven't met many men on Match or any other dating sites--but i dont dismiss doing it again.
 
I met my daughter's father on match. Even though it didn't work out with us, I would still do it again. I did receive a fair amount of messages.

ETA: I really hated plentyoffish. It was horrible. So many undesirables. It is free, so there's nothing to lose by throwing a profile up, but don't set your expectations too high.
 
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My experience with plentyoffish--- was say its a Saturday evening i could be talking to 4 different guys, that are looking good in their pictures and we are communicating and going back and forth...i guarantee you by Monday or a couple of days its a wrap I just dont hear from them...and believe me i usually keep it simple and easy convo when im exchanging emails and getting to know men especially online.(the usual hi, how are u, where are u from, likes/dislikes, type of work, what side of town) and i know its nothing i would've said between those exchanges for them to all fall off by Monday or within a couple of days.
 
For those who are reluctant to spend the money to join Match try one of their free weekend deals where you can sign up and view profiles. You can't communicate (except for winking) but I have found that alot of the guys in Match also had profiles on POF and usually keep the same or similar username. So if I saw someone I might like on Match, while on my free trial, I'd go over to POF and type thier username into the search to see if they had an account. If they did then I would communicate with them on POF since it was free.

I will say I did get some great dates out of POF and Match. The men were pretty good looking (even in person) and knew how to take a gal out in style (hence the fun dates), but with their good looks and success they seemed to know they could milk their desirability as a bachelor for all it was worth in the online dating game. So no success for long-term relationships but did help me get more comfortable in the dating world after a long haitus.

Of course experiences will vary based on location.
 
adf23 said:
Met DH on Match 8 years ago as of yesterday :)
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I met my DH on there about 10 years ago. I was only on for a couple of months. I went out with 3 of the matches. 2 were of great quality. 1 was a bit nutty, but we are online friends even today.

I think the climate on there may have changed a few years after that or maybe it just depends on the area you are in.
 
loolalooh said:
@Bosslady1:

Aww, you just missed the 20% discount on Match.com. It ended on Dec. 31.

I used it back in 2007, and though ex-SO and I broke up 2.5 years later, he was the best man I had ever dated in my life. He genuinely cared about me. I'd recommend trying it out for yourself. There are bad apples everywhere; no site is perfect.
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@Bosslady1

I just signed up yesterday with 20% off... click this link...

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/match.com
 
KEWLKAT103 said:
I met my DH on there about 10 years ago. I was only on for a couple of months. I went out with 3 of the matches. 2 were of great quality. 1 was a bit nutty, but we are online friends even today.

I think the climate on there may have changed a few years after that or maybe it just depends on the area you are in.
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I think its location. I was in the Bay Area...
 
I met my current boyfriend (the love of my life) on Plenty of Fish. You do have to sift through a lot of losers but, as someone said, it's free. And there are lots of losers everywhere.

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My Match subscription is about to end but I haven't used in about a month. Guy #1 was great but had some serious relationship issues he hadn't dealt with from his previous gf. I'm currently dating guy #2. He's an extremely sweet guy. It's still early, so who knows where this will go, but I'm really enjoying being with guy #2.

That said, I had to filter through a lot of muck to even get to guy 1 and 2. I was also on OkCupid. Same muck.
 
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