# Fucking Plenty of Fish **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344 "2015-12-25T19:43:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/21 "2015-12-26T00:56:17Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > Well, **Leaffan** , you’re giving out mixed signals. Do you want to meet a woman, or fuck a fish? No wonder that poor woman was unsure about meeting you. > > Carp Diem. Carpe de carp - seize the fish??? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/22 "2015-12-26T01:26:48Z")
I don’t know what POF is. It took me a long time to figure out that you weren’t complaining about God sending you too many fishes. I suggest you try either drinking \*more, \*or drinking _less,_ before online dating. Maybe try it both ways and get back to us with the results. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/23 "2015-12-26T01:51:22Z")
Drinking more last night and less tonight: similar results. I’m thinking of just walking down the street and asking random women for a date. I think I’d have better results. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/24 "2015-12-26T01:54:27Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > … I suggest you try either drinking \*more, \*or drinking _less,_ before online dating. Maybe try it both ways and get back to us with the results. If you’re going to fuck fish, I strongly suggest drinking more. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/25 "2015-12-26T02:30:46Z")
I’m in my 50’s so it takes me a bit of time to recover after just fucking one fish… but back in the day, boy could I spawn. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/26 "2015-12-26T03:10:24Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > I’m in my 50’s so it takes me a bit of time to recover after just fucking one fish… but back in the day, boy could I spawn. I gotta say, that’s entirely commensurate with my experience, and it worries me. My sex drive has never been Ron Jeremy-like and now that I’m older once a month would be fine by me. And that worries me as I enter the dating pool once again. Once a week would be completely pushing it. What do the ladies here think of this? I mean I can totally give in other ways (if you know what I mean) and am very happy to, but ejaculations are not too easy these days. And I don’t so much ejaculate as just…well…dribble? I’m sharing a lot but better here than on a dating site. ---
**Author:** ![oara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b77776/32.png) [@oara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oara)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/27 "2015-12-26T03:10:33Z")
The site never let me sign up. I can’t remember the error message, but internet wisdom was that it was a deliberately misleading message indicating that pof had had trouble from your IP address/range before and didn’t want you. But I tried from different parts of IP-land and always the same. So I imagine it means “You have ads blocked too comprehensively. Go away.” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/28 "2015-12-26T03:19:24Z")
> [@oara](#): > > The site never let me sign up. I can’t remember the error message, but internet wisdom was that it was a deliberately misleading message indicating that pof had had trouble from your IP address/range before and didn’t want you. > > But I tried from different parts of IP-land and always the same. So I imagine it means “You have ads blocked too comprehensively. Go away.” I have adblock installed and it’s not an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/29 "2015-12-26T03:25:46Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > God. Look, if you want to meet me send an actual God damned message. Clicking on “wants to meet you” makes you about as interesting as you probably are, and it’s no wonder you’re lonely and single at this point. > > I’m two plus years into a separation and am about to put a stake in the heart of that shit. > > I have better aspirations than just “wants to meet you.” Why? Why do you want to meet me? And for Christ’s sake, if I take the time to send you a message could you at least fucking respond? Check if those people that want to meet you, actually viewed you. Otherwise its simply POF seeding fake profiles to entice people into signing up for the paid service. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/30 "2015-12-26T03:27:01Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > And why is it that some people my age (53) look like they’re about fucking 70? Because they are, just women that are adjusting their birthdate on the signup. Declan ---
**Author:** ![tingbudong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tingbudong/32/520_2.png) [@tingbudong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tingbudong)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/31 "2015-12-26T03:30:30Z")
POF is brutal, dude. Like a previous poster mentioned, you are going to need to pony up some cash and get on Match or eHarmony. They are marginally better, and in the world of online dating, that’s a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/32 "2015-12-26T03:33:24Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > Check if those people that want to meet you, actually viewed you. Otherwise its simply POF seeding fake profiles to entice people into signing up for the paid service. > > Declan Oh, well shit. This changes EVERYTHING! Yes Declan, when I visit their profile it states they have NOT visited mine. I assumed it was a time delay issue and the software hadn’t yet caught up to the latest … whatever. FUCK! Help, help, I’m being repressed! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/33 "2015-12-26T04:01:12Z")
I just got another one. Are you SURE that it’s not a time-delay issue? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/34 "2015-12-26T04:11:13Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > That’s pretty much it, although not all messages I send are spawned by “wants to meet you” clicks; some are just run-of-the-mill messages sent with good intention and then no response, or worse, a response and then absolutely zero follow-up. My understanding is that any genuine women with profiles on sites like these are so absolutely deluged by responses from men that it is often not practical for them to respond to them all, even with a brief, polite message. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/35 "2015-12-26T04:31:46Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > My understanding is that any genuine women with profiles on sites like these are so absolutely deluged by responses from men that it is often not practical for them to respond to them all, even with a brief, polite message. So, they’re all a waste of time, eh? Super. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/36 "2015-12-26T04:32:35Z")
I always thought Plenty of Fish was a Christian hook-up site. I have no idea why. Fish maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/37 "2015-12-26T04:37:00Z")
I dunno. I guess I agree with Woody Allen: “Don’t knock masturbation. It’s sex with someone you love.” ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/38 "2015-12-26T04:40:47Z")
Hey there’s always OKCupid 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/39 "2015-12-26T04:49:10Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > I always thought Plenty of Fish was a Christian hook-up site. I have no idea why. Fish maybe? I believe it’s from the saying “There are plenty of fish in the sea.” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344/40 "2015-12-26T04:49:55Z")
POF sucks. Delete your account. Literally every other site is better. I met my fiancée on eHarmony. Worked great. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-plenty-of-fish/741344.md?page=3)