Communication Breakdown: Decoding POF Messages We Receive

Communication Breakdown: Decoding POF Messages We Receive

What, if any, are the differences between messages women and men receive on POF? ‘Hey cutie, what’s up?’ might not be the best thing to send to a girl, but how does a guy feel about that? So, in order…

10 Ways to Stand Out in a Sea of Fish

10 Ways to Stand Out in a Sea of Fish

It’s spring, the season of new beginnings, and there is no greater new beginning than a potential new relationship. You have an upcoming POF date, and when you’re looking for a relationship, standing out from the other fish is crucial. Dating…

Valentines Day: The POF WAY

Valentines Day: The POF WAY

This week was a whirlwind triple threat for POF.  Valentine’s Day, one of the biggest and most celebrated days in the online dating industry was upon us, which also happened to coincide with the anniversary of POF exploding onto the…

Plentyoffish’s $100,000 WEDDING CONTEST

Plentyoffish’s $100,000 WEDDING CONTEST

Everybody can appreciate an epic love story. So today, we’re thrilled to announce The Plentyoffish $100,000 Wedding Contest! We’re inviting all engaged couples who met on POF to submit their love stories for a chance to win a grand prize…

10 Great Winter Dates

10 Great Winter Dates

Holiday lights, snowflakes, mistletoe, fireplaces. How can one not feel romantic in the wintertime? Forget the alluring draws of hibernation after a sizzling summer of love, and instead keep the dating momentum going throughout the colder months. Online dating is…

Giving Thanks & Breaking the Bank

Giving Thanks & Breaking the Bank

We were feeling particularly nosy recently, so we asked our POF users what their plans were for the upcoming holiday weekend. Black Friday, the notoriously chaotic shopping day filled with flash sales and mob like crowds, falls on November 23rd…

POF makes you more than just a profile – 20,000 singles events prove it

POF makes you more than just a profile – 20,000 singles events prove it

I receive daily automated email alerts about online dating, and find myself bombarded with articles like: “7 tips you’ll need to improve your online dating profile”, “6 biggest online dating mistakes women make”, and “5 biggest lies men tell in…

Startup MVP’s & The Grey Area

Startup MVP’s & The Grey Area

Recently, I was asked whether or not I would still consider Plentyoffish a startup, or if I felt we had outgrown that classification altogether. The question threw me off for a moment – had we really gotten that big? Over…

Inside POF: What’s your must-have date item?

Inside POF: What’s your must-have date item?

Hello again! As the world’s largest online dating site, we receive a great deal of feedback from our users about what happens when two people bring their online connections into the real world. Many of these instances now line the…

“Adapt or Die”

“Adapt or Die”

Welcome to POF.com’s new blog! Ever since our CEO and fearless leader Markus Frind created Plentyoffish.com out of his apartment in 2001, the company has been at the forefront of the ever-evolving industry of online dating – but what does…