Reviews of Yahoo! Personals

Being a divorced dad in my early 30's, I found it difficult to really meet anyone. I come from a small town and it seems that I have a hard time meeting anyone that has the same types of interests that I do. That all changed when I met this awesome lady on Yahoo Personals. I'll be the first to admit that I was skeptical. I had met her a few days before Christmas and we wrote to each other several times, getting to know each other better. In our letters, I found out that we had a lot in common. On Christmas day, we were chatting online. I guess we both we feeling kinda down because we were spending Christmas alone, our kids were with the exes. Anyway, we decided to meet and watch a movie. Now, we had exchanged pictures, so we had an idea what each other looked like, but when I saw her I was totally taken back, she was so pretty. We had gotten to the movie theater early, so we spent time talking. I couldn't tear my eyes off of her pretty green ones, which is very odd to me because I have very hard trouble making eye contact. We watched the movie and then spent some time afterwards talking. We hugged goodnight and proceeded our separate ways. As she lived about an hour from me, I kept thinking about her on my way home. When I got home I had a message from her thanking me for the movie and telling me she had a good time. I replied stating the same. Now, we have not seen each other since that night, but we chat quite regularly, lately it's been every night. I don't know where we are going in this, but I know I have made a great friend. To sum up my experience, sometimes the personal websites work, sometimes they don't. It all depends on how lucky you are in finding someone that really meshes with you. For me, I was one of the lucky ones. I did not expect it and it came as a shock when I did.

I wanted to let everyone know about the wonderful experience I had with yahoo personals. I was one of those individuals skeptical about online dating because of all the negative stigma connected with this genre of dating.

Well, I am more than happy that I stepped out of my boundaries and tried something new. I have had one of the best experiences of my life. A man that loves with his whole heart and soul and believes in chivalry is something that I have been searching for all of my life and with one click I found it. I truly believe I have meant my partner for life and I even if I am wrong, I am more than sure that I have meant a friend for life. I have encountered a person that stimulates me mentally, physically, emotionally. Finding someone with common goals and that compliments me makes life exhilarating and exciting.

Hey y'all, Yeah, you guessed it, I'm a country boy, and if you think it's easy finding someone these days wearing a hat, the boots AND the buckle 24/7, think again. People in general start taking IQ points off right away, and start talkin' all "twangy" just because... I was really surprised by the responses I got (posting a picture really helps - c'mon, you aren't that ugly (LOL)! Take a chance, what have you got to lose, I mean you're already alone, at home, and on the computer!! Put that time to good use. Write something interesting, maybe even a little embarrassing (if you can't laugh at those times, no one else will either). Be original. You never know whose gonna respond, and then the choices are yours! There I was (said I'd give it one month), and I got an e-mail from her. And ever since then, she's made me smile. We went on our first date and laughed and talked the whole time, and are making arrangements to do it again. All I have to do is think of her and I smile. Not the kind of smile that makes people wonder what your up to, but the smile that everyone notices. The smile that lights up your whole face, the one that plastic surgery couldn't remove, the one that only SHE can create. I like that, alot. Go ahead, give it a try. Happy dating y'all. Brian

Jay and I met through Yahoo Personals almost two years ago. When I read his profile I knew he was someone I had to get to know. With our first e-mail I wanted him to be the "one". After two weeks of fabulous e-mails about everything under the sun, then two weeks on the phone, we both knew we wanted a serious relationship. Your site gave use the forum to fall in love without ever touching the other person. Because of this we have such a strong foundation....I first loved his heart and mind, not his physical...but trust me that came later! We have been married since Nov. 8, 2005. Together we have eight children and three grandchildren. The family has blended beautifully...we are all very happy! We have people tell us all the time that we are the happiest, best suited couple they have ever seen! They always want to know what our secret is and we tell them Yahoo Personals! We tell them you can say exactly who you are and what you want in a mate. We played no games and now we feel we are the two luckiest and most in-love people on the face of this earth. It's true, you really can find your soulmate, we did thanks to Yahoo Personals!

Very Sincerely, Patty

I am posting this review in response to the gentleman from Kentucky. I have to disagree with you on your perception of the woman on these sites. I also am divorced at the age of 48. You state "They are especially poor for men because of the ratio of men to women and that women on the site are getting lots of attention and soon only look to date "up" to men who would not normally give them a second look. Men soon realize that they can't get noticed in the crowd and either give up or look to date "down" for sexual purposes". I've been on Yahoo Personals for over a year and have e.mailed both good looking and average looking men. My success rate? Probably 1 out of 40 respond. Now I will be honest and say that I'm not a cover girl, but I'm also not Ugly Betty. I have absolutely no desire to "date up" as I do want to meet someone on my level and hope to meet my significant other. But, how can you meet someone when these men refuse to give you a chance? They don't respond to winks or friendly e.mails? When they do they always say they are dating someone and want to pursue that. Which then leads me to ask - why are they still looking at these websites if they have met someone??? I'm not ultra picky and I'm definately not a prima donna. I never have been and will never be. I own my home and take care of it all by myself including repairs around it. I've had men turned off when I tell them this or refuse to believe some of the things I have done without a man! As for sexual adventures, I do believe there are woman out there like this and if the man is also looking for that well then I guess you have found your soulmate. I have my rules when it comes to this and if you are a woman who is going to put out on the first few dates well then you make your bed and then lie in it (no pun intended). 20 year old sluts are bad, but over 40 sluts are just what they are - sluts. I feel offended that you generalized us over 40 woman like that. I'm a classy lady and unfortunately, I feel that I am being written off too easily because of this. Plus, any man my age who thinks a woman should put out that soon is red flag. I'm not interested immediately. I think the men out on these sites who are at my age should open up their minds a little bit and give the average, non-surgery enhanced woman a chance! So bottom line is - if you are a man over 40 on this website, please don't write off us non Barbie dolls. You had your chance 20 years ago and those days are gone. We might not have the body of a 20 year old, but we can hold a conversation longer than 30 seconds without looking in a mirror every 15 seconds. I also have to agree with your P.S. - the 4 star fluff came out suddenly and I think most of us out here who have been reading these ratings for a while caught on to that instantly. They are all fakes. Don't believe them. It's a rough crowd out there but I do have hope of finding someone someday. It's just takes time and unfortunately many disapointments. You can't lower your standards just for that Friday or Saturday night date.

I could not have asked for a better ending nor could I have written one. I went into Yahoo Personals with the intention of no longer needing Yahoo Personals and it happened. If you are honest, persistent, and true to yourself, it can happen. Internet dating offers you a venue to meet someone you would have had no other way to meet. Yahoo gave me a way to find the exact woman I was looking for and I am forever grateful.

Yahoo Personals was the easiest website to get around on, understand, etc. I was very skeptical at trying online dating, but finally figured I didn't have a lot to lose. I met some great people to talk to and become friends with. Unfortunately there are some very rude people online that give it a bad name and use online dating as a way of being inconsiderate and rude, but I think all in all the good people outweight the bad people. I think online dating is a great tool as long as it is used with caution and the right way. I went out several times, had a really good time, but it was just never the right person it seemed until I was ready to take my profile off. Then I met "Mr. Right" and its been the fairy tale ever since. We met in person about a week or 2 after emails and phone calls, and have been practically inseparable ever since. In fact we are now engaged and planning a wedding this April 2007.

Yahoo! was wonderful! It was so easy to navigate and view profile. I was apprenhsive at first but figured I'd give it a shot. Fate was with me b/c I met a wonderful man that I am sure I have a future with! :)

The only reason I went on is to look around, nothing else. I contacted a few and received very little in return. THen, a few contacted me, I replied, and reived very little in return again. This is the way life is, though. Everyone you are attracted to isn't going to be attracted to you. You look around and make yourself available, that's all. I received a surprise contact on Yahoo Messenger one day while chatting with someone else. I finished my business and got back to her. She had seen me on Yahoo Personals and had some questions. I figure women have more reason to be cautious than men, so I answered and we carried on for a bit. We began emailing each other, exchanged phots of family, homes, etc. It was like instant click! There was no prompting on the other side like, "do you like this", it was all "this is who I am what do you think?". No guarantees in anyhting, y'know, but this definately has a flavor I have never felt before. She is willing to fly to meet me, so anyhting can happen. I've tried many sites and my "meeting" experiences have been pleasant ones, some longer than others. The web puts you out there infront of the whole world. Take advantage of it!

I joined Yahoo Personals in Nov 2005. I signed up for a whole year thinking it would take me at least that long to meet someone. I was just getting out of a bad relationship, and had stated in my profile that I wasn't looking for a husband, just someone to enjoy my time with. I never sent emails to men. It's not because I'm old fashioned and think the guy should approach the girl...that's stupid. I just felt that with the situation I was in (with the breakup) that I shouldn't be actively "looking", but if someone emailed me I'd see where it went. I got a dozen or so emails in the next month, and responded to everyone who emailed me. Some of them I thanked for the interest, but wasn't interested in persuing it any further. I felt liberated! No longer did I have to say yes to a date when I really wasn't interested because I might have to see that person again. With online dating I could say no without having to feel terrible. I wished those men luck, and told them I hoped they found what they were looking for. The men I did want to respond to I would talk just through the Yahoo site, but didn't feel like I had enough of a connection with any of them to talk on the phone. I got an email December 12, 2005 from a man named John. His email was generic,as most first emails are, stating his name and that he thought our personalities were a good match. I emailed back with (again) a generic email stating what I did for a living and what I wanted in someone. We emailed back and forth for about 3 weeks, then both decided we felt confident enough to start talking via phone. After the New Year we decided to meet, Jan 3, 2006. Our first date was amazing! I was so nervous because I really liked him, and worried that once we met face to face that the spark we both felt wouldn't be there for either one of us...or worse...just one of us. But it was great, and now it's over a year later and everything is still wonderful. December 23, 2006 John asked me to be his wife. I never would have thought I'd meet my husband on the internet. I thought I was going on here to meet someone to kill time with, instead I met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. I read through some of the posts before I wrote my own, and I do have some things to say. In terms of the "fake" posts...who cares. Get on there, sign up for a month and see what happens. If you don't like it, don't complain that Yahoo Personals "failed" you. It just wasn't for you. Heck I was aggitated I signed up for a year and didn't use it after the 2nd month!! Stop whining that you can't find someone. There is so much pressure to find "The One" these days that people consume their whole lives with it. If you are happy being alone, which I was when I started on Yahoo, then someone will be happy to be alone with you. I have some advice for the people reading this who want to try the sites. First, decide what you want and be selective. This goes for guys AND girls. If you respond to every single person who emails you, your bound to find a bonehead or two (or fifty). Respond/Email people who you think really fit what YOU want. Second, don't write one paragragh responses to people when they email you, or when you email them. The people who I responded to who then wrote back...So....how have you been? I wanted to throw up. Tell people about yourself and be honest. Don't be afraid to tell them something they won't like. Don't change for people...if they don't want to talk to you, so what! Their loss. I was still living with my ex at the time I was edating, and I told this to every guy who emailed me. If they didn't like it (and there were alot who didn't)...Oh well what was I gonna do. But the one I'm marrying didn't mind. Third, pic up a picture! If a guy sent me an email without a pic I would A) think he was a scam B) think there was something terribly wrong with him that he couldn't put up a pic and/or C) think he had such low self esteem and wasn't happy with himself (and I didn't want to meet that person anyway.) Be proud of who you are! Even if you are a beast there is someone who may love that! Last, don't think Yahoo Personals is going to solve your love problems. I hate those commercials that show tons of happy couples who fell in love online. They make it look so easy, but online dating is just as difficult as regular dating. It's awkward and uncomfortable and yes (GASP) someone might not like you. If you go into it thinking that this is just a way of expanding your search, you'll be fine. It worked for me...and I still can't believe it.