Largely due to health complications, I've been out of the dating game for a while. I just recently decided to put myself out there once again courtesy of a pair of dating sites. When deciding which dating sites to peruse, I thought to myself, "Why waste my money on the Match.coms and eHarmonys of the world when I can get the same service for free on OKCupid and Plenty of Fish?" Now that I've been on the latter-mentioned sites for 4-5 weeks, I'm starting to think there may be a stark difference between these free sites and the pricier ones.
Of the two, I prefer OKCupid by leaps and bounds over Plenty of Fish. However, there are three major problems with OKCupid: 1) The site is virus-prone, 2) It seems as though half the members are affiliated with porn sites, and 3) There's a decent chance you'll get temporarily suspended for nothing at all.
I'm lucky I have security on this computer, for if I hadn't, I would have contracted a virus via OKCupid. My security program has blocked at least 20 viruses on the site and I had to uninstall and reinstall Google on my phone 3-4 times due to similar problems. If you're going to use this site, please be certain you have a reputable security program installed.
Then when looking through "singles" in the area, approximately 50% of them are half-naked and include a link to a porn-affiliated site. Once again, if you're going to join OKCupid, be sure you have updated security to block adware and malware.
Lastly, in just 4-5 weeks, my account got temporarily suspended 3 times. While I contacted the site each time this occurred, asking what had happened and why my account had been flagged, I never received a specific answer and was just told that it had been temporarily suspended, but should be up and running again.
Yes, a temporary suspension once per week (or so), half of the search results being affiliated with porn-sites, and 20 some odd viruses being blocked, and this is the superior of the two sites. Let that sink in for a moment...
On Plenty of Fish, there are fewer singles, fewer options, fewer interactions, and fewer reasons to possess an account. The upside? Fewer suspensions, fewer viruses, and fewer porn-site-related accounts.
So if you have good security on your computer and/or phone and feel the need to give a free online dating site a gander, OKCupid is hands down better than Plenty of Fish. If you don't possess that kind of protection and want to give such a site a try, perhaps you'll have better luck with Plenty of Fish. In my humble opinion, though, there are many reasons why these sites are free and you'd probably be better off forking over some money to join another site.
Of the two, I prefer OKCupid by leaps and bounds over Plenty of Fish. However, there are three major problems with OKCupid: 1) The site is virus-prone, 2) It seems as though half the members are affiliated with porn sites, and 3) There's a decent chance you'll get temporarily suspended for nothing at all.
I'm lucky I have security on this computer, for if I hadn't, I would have contracted a virus via OKCupid. My security program has blocked at least 20 viruses on the site and I had to uninstall and reinstall Google on my phone 3-4 times due to similar problems. If you're going to use this site, please be certain you have a reputable security program installed.
Then when looking through "singles" in the area, approximately 50% of them are half-naked and include a link to a porn-affiliated site. Once again, if you're going to join OKCupid, be sure you have updated security to block adware and malware.
Lastly, in just 4-5 weeks, my account got temporarily suspended 3 times. While I contacted the site each time this occurred, asking what had happened and why my account had been flagged, I never received a specific answer and was just told that it had been temporarily suspended, but should be up and running again.
Yes, a temporary suspension once per week (or so), half of the search results being affiliated with porn-sites, and 20 some odd viruses being blocked, and this is the superior of the two sites. Let that sink in for a moment...
On Plenty of Fish, there are fewer singles, fewer options, fewer interactions, and fewer reasons to possess an account. The upside? Fewer suspensions, fewer viruses, and fewer porn-site-related accounts.
So if you have good security on your computer and/or phone and feel the need to give a free online dating site a gander, OKCupid is hands down better than Plenty of Fish. If you don't possess that kind of protection and want to give such a site a try, perhaps you'll have better luck with Plenty of Fish. In my humble opinion, though, there are many reasons why these sites are free and you'd probably be better off forking over some money to join another site.
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