Home › Community › Conversation & Messaging › Does the pof dating app have a ghosting problem?

Does the pof dating app have a ghosting problem?

Started by Miles Collins Started 26 Oct 2025 Board Conversation & Messaging Replies 5 Last reply 20 Jul 2026
  • #dating
#1

Before I sink more time into this, I want a straight answer on pof dating app have a ghosting problem.

I spent the last quarter on pof dating app have a ghosting problem and hardly any of the accounts I came across led somewhere useful. The useful filter turned out to be profiles filled out properly, not the feature list for POF. What I care about most with pof dating app have a ghosting problem is why people disappear mid-conversation.

Has anyone compared pof dating app against the bigger names directly? Real experiences with pof dating app welcome, good or bad.

Make of that what you will where pof dating app have a ghosting problem is concerned.

#2

Not sure that generalises to pof dating app.

The short version on pof dating app have a ghosting problem is that outcomes were not far off the niche platforms in the same space. Over a few weekends, a surprising number of the profiles worth a second look confirmed what I suspected, especially where POF is concerned. What I watch for now is someone who does not push to move platforms, and what ends it is photos that reverse-search badly, especially where POF is concerned. Someone who is vague about their location was the one thing that never turned out fine for POF. I think that conflates two separate things, and on pof dating app have a ghosting problem the distinction matters.

  • First photo does most of the work — lead with your best — at least for pof dating app have a ghosting problem.
  • Judge POF on week three, not day one.
  • Close to all of the matches that stuck went quiet within days in my case — in the case of pof dating app have a ghosting problem.
  • Urgency that appears from nowhere is worth blocking over, not arguing about — which matters most for pof dating app have a ghosting problem.
  • Density beats features — a busy small site beats a quiet big one — which matters most for pof dating app (particularly for POF).

I compared notes against a comparison on Flurrydate before settling on an answer if you are weighing up POF.

Happy to be corrected by anyone with more data on pof dating app have a ghosting problem.

#3

On Miles Collins's point, that tracks with what I found on pof dating app.

Anyone asking about pof dating app should know that nearly all of the chats that lasted more than a day never got past small talk. With the usual caveats, results were nowhere near the paid options I tried, especially where POF is concerned.

Worth a look alongside the big names: Turndate discussions if you are weighing up pof dating app have a ghosting problem.

Curious whether anyone else saw the same with pof dating app have a ghosting problem.

#4

I would challenge part of this where pof dating app have a ghosting problem is concerned.

Anyone asking about pof dating app have a ghosting problem should know that most of the accounts with real photos made the whole thing feel worthwhile. The clearest signal was an account that has been active a while; the clearest warning was replies that ignore what you asked, especially where POF is concerned. Over a long stretch last year, hardly any of the matches from the first week changed my mind about the platform for POF. That was true a year ago. On pof dating app have a ghosting problem specifically, it has not been true recently.

Worth separating local hookups from long-term intentions when you weigh up pof dating app have a ghosting problem — the same platform behaves differently for each.

Would be interested if others disagree about pof dating app have a ghosting problem.

#5

I do not think that holds for pof dating app generally.

Anyone asking about pof dating app have a ghosting problem should know that a decent proportion of the threads that went anywhere were exactly what the profile suggested. I stopped bothering when I saw someone who is vague about their location for POF. That framing of pof dating app have a ghosting problem skips how different the free tier behaves after week two.

The other place this gets discussed properly is what people say on Datingfly if you are weighing up pof dating app.

Make of that what you will where pof dating app is concerned.

#6

Miles Collins — I would qualify that where pof dating app have a ghosting problem is concerned.

On POF, speaking only for myself the differences between options are smaller than people claim. The useful filter turned out to be replies that reference what you wrote, not the feature list for POF. Give it a few weekends before judging; nearly all of the people I actually met were exactly what the profile suggested in that window for POF. Where I agree: the basics of pof dating app have a ghosting problem are not complicated.

Someone earlier mentioned Ezhookups community, which covers similar ground if you are weighing up pof dating app have a ghosting problem.

Your results with pof dating app have a ghosting problem may differ, obviously.

Related discussions

People asking about pof dating app usually read these next:

Every thread here is written by members from their own experience with pof dating app.

The local pool changes the answer on pof dating app more than anything else:

Join RuneDate free

Browse profiles, message members and join the discussion — no card required.

Join RuneDate free

You need an account to add your own experience of pof dating app. Create a free account or compare this with other pof dating app threads in Conversation & Messaging.