Reviews of Yahoo! Personals

I will say that yahoo personals is ok. But the likely-hood that you will actually meet someone the first few days or even weeks is slim to none. I may have met my wife via yahoo personals, but I just got lucky enough that she got curious and responded. From the time that I placed the add versus an actual response was a years time period. So not one person should expect a quick miracle from yahoo personals. And in todays society the chance of meeting a (fe)male that you would want to marry is becoming less and less due to the increasing homosexuality on yahoo personals and other various sites like this. I would guess that a straight male or straight female would have like a 3%-5% chance to actually find someone.

Do not get me wrong I like the fact that yahoo personals allowed me to meet my wife, but the time it took was forever. And that is why I will not give sites like this higher than a 3 star rating.

I really did wonder if it was possible or not to find someone thru Yahoo! personnals. One of my friends met her partner thru Yahoo!, a co-worker has been on-line dating for a little while and having some fun. My sister's bestfriend met her husband thru on-line dating. I decided, I had nothing to lose by looking into it. I have to say, I did find the woman of my dreams. We are completely on the same page together. When I was looking over the personnals, I skipped over "catchy" phases, and tired old cliches, I read a lot of ads before I found a couple I was interested in. The ones I looked the woman sounded real and sincere. The ad I posted was honest and completely me. Be yourself, that is what you are selling. Much sucess to all.

Isn't it funny how these TROLLS posted a couple reviews in response to my placement of a factual statistic? Yes..... Internet dating has a 5% success rate. That means you have a 1 in 20 chance in finding someone online. If you put a gender spin on that number then men have a 1 in 40 chance. I can imagine the chances of people enter a marriage through internet dating services is much lower than 5%. So please, TROLLS keep your lotto success stories to yourself!

You can say you know of a happy couple who met via Yahoo Personals, but were you paid off by David Filo, Jerry Yang, and company ? I do have a semi-success story that stems from match.com. A couple years ago a female school teacher met a amle real-estate agent via match.com. They dated and enjoyed the time they spent together, and they even tried each others hobbies. Things looked real good for their liklyhood of marriage. However, she loved to eat food too much and he was shallow, so they split.

Trust me, Ive used catchy, funny, and alluring text in my emails and profile header and they do work to some extent, but that doesn't change the fact that dateable women are in short supply on the internet! With this shortage of women the pace of online dating can't be beat in the terms of lameness.

If you wan't to meet women, then I suggest hanging out at a resturant lounge, and I don't mean Denny's. About the only type of guy I would recommend online dating to is a guy who chokes-up when talking to women.

It is what it is, let's not distort the facts!

I cannot tell you the debt of gratitude I hold towads Yahoo Personals. I dated a number of women over the course of a year. Never did I imagine that within a year, I would be engaged to someone I met through Yahoo's personal ads. I dated some women for short periods of time. I caught the eyes of many women by adding a personal touch instead of the usual blabber about what I like to do for fun and my personality. I cut straight to the chase about how I am looking for a life partner and added the factor of how good a person I am. It's a chance to sell yourself in a personal way. Definitely take advantage if you want to try something new and meet people who are serious about finding that right person. Steve

Internet dating is tough indeed and not much different than the real (physical) thing. You need a hook, an angle, something to entice. Personally I refrained from showing skin. This turned out to be a poor strategy as my 'hit' rate was something like 5% (those who responded to my outreach). Instead of the usual bla bla I resorted to quick comical commentaries which also included a tactful compliment. This recipe greatly improved my hit rate and eventually landed me a girlfriend which was my goal. My advice would be to make your e-mails short, witty, complimentary, and insightful. Also send out lots of them. Don't get too picky. You can't tell much on the front end so give people a chance. I know I got pretty lucky but it's like fishing.

I was using Yahoo personals to meet new people b/c I travel with my job, I didnt really want anything more than friends or short term fun. I have had bad experiences with online dating, and had even signed off for a long time, but I decided to try it again. I knew well enough to know that some men were FOS, hell I was in a sense as well, I mean did I tell my story or try and get serious with someone I met online?....I NEVER thought so, but then I met a guy who truly is great and sincere and sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun. We are taking our time getting to know one another, we are both above 30yo, both have children, both have been in long time relationships, and both know the importance of taking it slow. I would reccomend treating online dating cautiously as you would anything else. I had a great experience, but it took a long time to find the right man. That happens in any type of dating though:)

I read some of the previous reviews and want to first comment to those who have whined about meeting people online who were not honest or misleading. I married a man I knew for 19 years (not from online dating) and the marriage was filled with deception and hurt; matter-of-fact, he was the reason for my being willing to trust a stranger before those who really know me. It doesn't matter the avenue in which one meets another, the matter lies with the integrity of both people; so to blame online dating for one's mishap is bogus to me.

Another disturbing comment that I took personal, (being that I'm a single-parent to 8 children; whereas 1/2 were not my biological children, but extended family that I chose to care for) was a comment by a male subscriber that said Yahoo had a bunch of single women online who are looking for Daddy #2, #3 and so forth. Women with children are human beings also and because of having a failed marriage or having death in your family that leaves you with children does not make one unlovable or not in the need or desire of wanting to be loved and to give love.

I appreciate Yahoo personals being that I have met my soulmate there and we have set our wedding date for August of 2007. Yahoo allows people the freedom to share whatever they want about their personal lives. I always mentioned that I had 8 children with 5 at home. I spoke the truth about my interests and expectations; and yes, sometimes, I met people who thought I was an easy lay, but it was up to me, to decide if this was a person I wanted to give my trust to or not. I ran into a couple of people who my life could do without; however, I have met quite a few men who were not a match for me, but we chose to remain as associates in a very special way i.e. big brothers to me.

I view Yahoo as an avenue to meet people quickly who one might not ever run into, if one does not do the club scenes or other social functions. I'm a homebody and my experience was absolutely awesome.

I met my fiance 11/2005 on Yahoo Personals, we started dating each other exclusively 12/2005 and by June of 2006 he proposed to me. My fiance is a one time divorcee of 2 children from a 20 year marriage. I'm a single-parent of 8 children (3 non-biological), twice divorcee. I came into the site a hopeful romantic with some issues of low self-esteem of being a single-parent of so many children; however, I knew if the man allowed me the time to explain how I came to have so many children and they met me, they would love me and it happened. Our wedding date is August of 2007.

Again, I must say thanks Yahoo Personal!!

As far as online dating services such as yahoo and aol. Ive had good and bad experiences with both . In 2001, I signed up to aol looking for friends only, i was married at the time ( 10 years and very unhappy) I seriously wasnt looking for anything but someone to talk to. I received an instant message from someone who "appeared" to be honest, and sincere. After i got a divorce, we kept in touch for several years and we ended up in a relationship. The bad part was that i didnt really know this person i thought i did, even after 3 years of long emails, phone calls and visiting back and forth. Here we were living together,and he had signed up to yahoo dating 3 weeks after i moved in!! ( mind you, this was not something i rushed into) he made many promises to me and my child, and lied about everyone of them. He was a single bachelor, never been married, never wanted to be married, didnt have kids, and i later on found out, he didnt want them either. We were living together for a year when i asked him for an actual committment! He freaked out and then broke up with me by cheating( i later found out by putting spyware on my computer) and to top it all off, hes in the closet about being gay... So anyways.. needless to say, hes worse than the scum in the bottom of the cess pool, and my advice to anyone who does do long distance dating..... dont give up your life or your family, kids and friends for someone you dont really know, you can tell alot about someone in the first 15 minutes of talking to them by asking alot of questions.. If i was smarter, my dumb ass would have saved myself, alot of heartache. Second off, after a year hiatus, i decided to try at love again.. I tried Yahoo personals just to actually meet people, I was scared to get involved again, and i was very hesitant to dating again, since i do learn from my mistakes, i decided to be a little smarter about it this time around. Yes, there are alot of men who just" wanna get laid", and are looking for a one night stand, its unfortuante for those that are really searching for someone that they can be compatible with. Its not that the personals dont work, yes they could improve their websites by extending the "free" period, because we all know that with a million members, one week is like finding a needles in a haystack, theres just not enough time or criteria to find what your actually looking for. Which leads me to my next point. Whether it be men or women, alot of people lie on dating sites, why i dont know, but to actually find someone that is honest about their " skeletons in the closet" is one in a million. We all know that putting that sort of thing on here is not ideal,nor attractive, but like many people that have responded say' people are not honest about what they want". True, however, alot of people dont really know what they want, or how to actually get it. We all see pics that are inappropriate( women in sexy poses) or men with a cut out picture of them and an ex. This tells you right there, that women that feel they have to post a sexy pic of themselves online to get noticed are usually the ones that are the most insecure, and have issues. The men that use their cut out photos of them and an ex ( suggests to me, that they wont take the time to actually take a decent photo of themselves to post) and are not serious about this. Pictures say alot about someone and their charater, which leads me to the profile. Sometimes when people start profiles, they are all gung ho about trying this love on the internet, after no responses themselves, they are sometimes no longer interested and move on to bigger and better things. Also, keep in mind that many people come to online dating because they have such abusy schedule and hectic life, and that is why they chose this type of thing. If they dont wink back, or dont respond, maybe its because they have not checked it lately, or maybe they have 4 kids, or are taking care of an elderly parent, we never know... we can only assume. Those that are serious and honest will usually write back something. Those that have more on their plate or who are not usually interested in your profile will not. But that doesnt mean you have to take that personally, just think" if they didnt respond, they weren't for you anyways. I myself, was skeptical of online datingwhether it be cupid, aol, yahoo, or match. com. Theres always going to be quirks and things that we dont like about the online dating services, its inevitable. However,its not all a bad thing. I went out a year and a half ago on several dates, some nice people, some real wierd. I was very polite to the men that i didnt want to see again, and told them so, that i didnt think we would be a good match, and i told them why.Whether, he wasnt my type or the chemistry just wasnt there, i told them.I too, was fed up with the no responses to the men that appeared to be my type, and im above average in the looks section, so i knew it wasnt that. Whether those men i winked at had hangups with kids, being married etc.., and didnt respond to me, i didnt take it to heart, i realized that those men wouldn't have been a good match for me at all, and moved on. Now, i am remarried, after taking things slow, using the common sense that the good lord gave me, and i am happy. I met my husband on yahoo on july 6th 2005.I asked myself before i actually involved myself with this man, does he want kids, does he have kids, does he get along with his family, does he do drugs, is he addicted to alcohol,is he stable in his job, does he have an ager problem. etc.... these are things that are not negotiable with me, everyone has them. But i asked, i stood back and watched and took it all in. As for online dating, you have to be smart with it, use good judgement and common sense, its not for everyone.

Yahoo personals... Kinda Lacking!

While I like the freedom the site offers to free members (in comparison to match.com) I can't stand the interface or the search system. The site layout is extremely bland to my eyes, and I just seem less motivated to use Yahoo Personals because of this. The searches aren't that easy to conduct, becuase it seems you're long-jumping through hoops to conduct a simple search. The major dysfunction with Yahoo's searches is the same profile will pop up 2 or 3 times. Yahoo Personals is long-due for a major overhaul.

I swear, more people troll Yahoo's message boards than people who use their personals site.

The Concept of Internet Dating is good, but many of the people one these sites lack common sense, and that is why Internet Dating is bad for 95% of the people who use it. There is only a 5% success rate for the people who use internet dating. Most of this comes from women on the net who don't know what they want.

What I find annoying is the women who complain that there aren't any nice men. If some guy writes a nice guy profile and keeps the pictures in his profile conservative he'll never get any responses from these women. These women will only bite if a guy uses the BAD BOY angle in his profile. I suppose they loically don't know what they want.

The only way I can get any responses, views, winks, or emails from the women is for me to use SHIRTLESS profile pictures! I have a fairly good looking face but I guess that it gets lost in the crowd. What's more is I'll always get emails from these pusedo-christian women who denounce my use of Shirtless pictures.

There are plenty of men for these women to choose. The problem is these women are already confused (hence the reason they joined the site in the first place) and the abundant amount of men makes their choices even more confusing. If they put some thought into who they want to date then maybe they wouldn't whine about a lack of men.