VERDICT: If youre in an area with a small pool of singles or you cant afford to pay for a dating site subscription, POF is definitely a good option for you. Thats one of the things people love about POF – if you dont want to pay for an upgrade, its still a very useable, effective dating site.

How does plenty of fish determine matches?

When two members of POF like each other and both swipe right – theyre mutually matched. Swiping left and right has become a standard way to express liking and disliking in the word of online dating. If both users say yes, then the app matches them and opens up a mutual chat.

Are Match and POF the same?

A spot of consolidation in the online dating space today, with Match Group, the subsidiary of Tinder and OkCupid owner IAC, announcing it has agreed to acquire PlentyOfFish (POF) for $575 million in cash. Such business models flourish when theres plenty of fish for them to hook too.

What does read deleted mean on Plenty of Fish?

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