Reviews of Yahoo! Personals

This is to all males on yahoo personals watch out for a woman thats get on saying she is looking for a relationshp she has gone under many names and if yahoo wants to contact me i have photos of her it is one big scam for money she is doing it all ove the world Her real name is Annie williams her latest name she is using is Angie Rombell or ngrombell@yahoo.com please be carefull you can find info about her under name on google there are 2 pages on her

I have had a subscription on Yahoo! Personals off and on for about 3 years. I had many ok dates, a few not so ok, and one relationship. I am a "plus size" gal and got rejected by all sorts of profiles from men with no hair and double chins who felt they could do better. I made a couple really good male friends out of the experience, but overall, I'd make a conservative guess that at least 75% of the men were very married, and those that I reported to Yahoo! were never removed and still active on the site. It's too bad, because it could be a great way to meet singles when the "at work" option simply doesn't exist.

I have to say I am so happy for the on line dating service. It was a great way to meet many people and have fun at the same time. I responded to all who responded to me and I did not go "just on a picture". Had I done that, (picture only) I would have never met my future husband. His picture did not do him justice and I liked his profile so we met, dated a year and we are getting married this March '07. He is the sexiest, cutest, kindest, man I have ever met. He is always thinking of me and my feelings. This is a second marriage for both of us and we both did not want to do "the bar scene". We are very happy. I would have never have met him had I not signed up for on line dating. I am grateful.

Hello i was very unshore about putting my details on a personal web site as you here of all these one that get used and they are not the person you see on photos so I desided to put one on and see if there is a chance to find love after a few weeks there was nothing so I started to loose intrest and a few weeks went past until one day there was a message in my mail box from this person so I read it and liked what shd wrote about me and herself and found out we a lot in common so I sent her a reply to get to know her a little better and the more we spoke the more and more we had in common we grew very close and one the first time we spoke it was for 6 1/2 hrs I could not beleive it to find someone on there and to have so much with each other was a million in one we have spoken to each other every day and we have made plans for marrage I have told her about I have a 4 yr old son in my care and she loves him to bits and the way we feel about each other we have found our soul mate things could not be more delightfull and our plans are 100% happy I tell Angie she has made the happiest man in the world and im so greatful that we have found one another and we are going to happy for the rest of our lives because of our chance on yahoo personals and we did find our soul mate and live the rest of our lives happy Thank You Yahoo Personals for the greatest gift I could ever get my wife to be loving Angie

I read through some of these posts and decided to write, especially when there were comments questioning the authenticity of the postings.

I became a member of the Yahoo Personals site back in August 2005. I was hesitant to put a picture up, and in fact, never did. The drawback to that is that I NEVER received even one inquiry letter. (Which is to be expected, I suppose. The old adage "a picture is worth a thousands words" is really true in the on-line world.)

I DID write several letters and sent them off with a promise of a picture sent separately. My experiences were interesting. I didn't receive a reply from most of the men. I corresponded with a couple of persons for a few weeks and eventually moved up to phone calls. I had a date with one of them who lived 4 hours from my home. We met half-way and had a really nice date, but the "chemistry" wasn't there for him (regarding me) and that cooled pretty quickly.

The "Icebreaker" feature was annoying. I understand the premise of a quick way to flirt and possibly connect, but it's also used by those who aren't members yet. Therefore, someone might send an Icebreaker, "I like your profile!" and then the communication stops because they have no way to correspond.

Fast forward a few months.

On January 19 (2006), I was sitting at the computer in the hotel lobby where I was staying while on a business trip and browsed Yahoo Personals yet again. I changed the search paramaters a bit to be a little more detailed about what I was looking for. A personal relationship with God was important, as well as a good sense of humor, interest in lots of outdoor activities, etc.

Having over 1,000 guys who "matched" my search criteria was daunting, but exciting- almost a "man smorgasbord" as I told one of my friends later.

One of the profilees caught my eye, not only because he was cute (yes, HE had a picture!) :) and wrote well, but because there was also a commitment to "write a reply to anyone who sends a note." Based on that promise, it was easy to craft a (somewhat):) witty flirtatious missive and I eagerly waited the promised message.

Two days later, I received a long, funny, intelligent and informative (wow!) letter in my mailbox. A flurry of notes and a few hours-long phone calls later, and Jim arrived in my little rural town after traveling 7 hours away from his urban dwelling.

It's a year later. We got engaged in August, married in a wonderful intimate ceremony at a B&B in Maine, honeymooned on the East Coast, and are now getting settled into our life between two states, two jobs, three teenagers, four properties (and a partridge in a pear tree.) :)

Jim travels to my town every other Friday, doing business on his cell phone as he drives, then spends a week with me. On the following Friday, he travels back to his (other) home in Chicago, where he spends the week with his two children. Every couple of months or so, I travel to see him and the arrangements is reversed.

The relationship is loving, fun, exciting, fulfilling and lots of work. :)People are amazed that we are so compatible and always want to know how we met.

Jim agrees that it seems to be a bit more difficult for men. He has said that it was rare to ever get an unsolicited letter from a female, and didn't get many replies when HE would send a note.

Yahoo Personals has many positive features- a good profile area, space for lots of pictures, excellent search parameters (including distance and interests), good tech support and is relatively inexpensive.

Take a chance! There's really nothing to lose.

An interesting note: In his profile, I didn't "fit" Jim's requirements in height (I was 3 inches taller than he "wanted"); distance (I was 350 miles further than his preference as he had never envisioned a long distance relationship); body type (I'm not "slender") and probably several others. I wrote anyway. Being a bit open minded on both of our sides at the onset was key to our meeting.

Jamie

I am recently divorced at the age of 48. I have tried online dating sites(Yahoo Personals) and found that they are a poor way to meet someone if you really want a relationship. They are especially poor for men. The ratio of men to women is usually 3 to 1 or even higher. This imbalance creates an unnatural dating enviroment. The 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. The men end up thinking that the women are ultra picky prima donnas and the women think the men are all a bunch of users in it for sexual adventure. I recommend you look around your work place for an available date. Huge numbers of people are now finding their romantic partners at work. Unfortunately, this option is not open to me because I am a boss and would be frowned upon for dating someone who works for me. However, I see other people at my company getting together regularly. So, look around that office or the shop floor and evaluate if there are any possibilities. I guess I will be wandering the produce aisle at the local grocery. LOL

P.S. Don't believe this recent rash of 4 star fluff ratings.I suspect they are persons with a YP financial relationship. Read some of the older posts and you will get a better picture of what the general opinion really is.

I was living in Chicago and was doing the dating thing only from the personals. I was thinking of re-locating to New Orleans so I changed my profile from Chicago to New Orleans area just to see what was out there. Just about when I was to give up Rebecca sent me a simple message. We started chatting, then got up to the phone calls. Soon I made a trip to Louisiana to meet her. We had so much in common. Soon she came up to see me. Next thing I know I move to to Baton Rouge, bought a home together and started our own construction business. I know a few people in my family who have had sucess also. We both felt comfortable and safe on line. Now the sky is the limit. Were very happy and owe 100% of it to you guys, thanks a million.

Roger and Rebecca Overholtzer

I had never used a personal site before but my busy work schedule suggested I try it. I was never really into the bar scene but I wanted to meet people. I decided to give Yahoo Personals a shot. At first I had several months without success. I was getting frustrated and thought that I had wasted my money. That is when I found Jenn. She was perfect for me. We spoke often via e-mail and eventually over the phone. We decided to meet in person for coffee and it was love at first sight. Everything seemed to click and go perfect. Jenn and I are now engaged and we are expecting a baby in July 2007. Thanks Yahoo Personals, Ben

I am a 34 yr old female that was at first very skeptical about online dating. I decided to try yahoo personals and I am very glad that I did.

Before I met my match Brett, I had received about 200 reviews from men that viewed my profile. Some of them would send ice breakers asking me if I want to be contacted and would never get back to me after I would reply "ok" to them. I started to cancel my subscribtion, because it didn't seem like I was hearing from the right men. Most of these men had photos and some did not; however Brett did not have a photo and normally I would not reply or contact the men that did not have photos, but there was something about Brett that really caught my attention.

Brett sent me an email asking me if it would be ok for him to contact me and once again I replied "yes". I had read his profile and was very impressed. Not only did he contact me once, but he contacted me again and again and again. I new he was the one for me. Brett and I met face to face in Fort Walton Beach Florida for the first time on January 17,2007. Thats when I finally got to see him in person. I was impressed. Brett and I talked online for about a week before actually coming together to meet each other. We exchanged phone numbers online and began talking by phone too. I can go on and on. I can now say that I am very glad that I did not cancel my subscribtion sooner because I would have missed out on meeting a real ginuine man. Together we are like kids in a candy store, happy and overwhelmed with joy. I call him my night and shinning armor. Thanks again yahoo personals for bringing us together.

Always,

Nicole and Brett

To be honest, the first couple of weeks were the most hilarious time I've ever had in my life. You have to come to this online dating environment with a good sense of self, a good attitude, and a good sense of humor. Don't be offended easily and, generally speaking, just practice some common "dating" sense.

I'm a pretty polite person, so I responded to EVERY single conversation starter that crossed my mailbox, most with a personal note (not canned response) even if it was a "thanks, but I don't think we're a good match." And there were A LOT of mis-hits the first couple weeks, but I also started great conversations with some great guys, many of whom I would have considered going on a "real" date with. And, I did go on first and sometimes second dates with less than a handful of guys after just a couple weeks of conversation, before I hit the jackpot. I went on one first date, and that turned into being with the man of dreams. In essence, I found my diamond in the rough!

Of course, it helps to know what you want, what you don't want, and what you are willing to compromise on. Set your expectation level early and see where it takes you. Life is a journey, enjoy the ride!