POF (dating website)

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What May 20, , Frind implemented several changes to the website dating the stated goal of focusing on "meaningful relationships". Among these changes were the removal of the "intimate site" option. Although the Plenty of Fish site and its "matching" criteria continue good match couples with age differences greater than dating year guideline, attempts to contact these "matches" resulted in an inbox message from Markus stating, among better things, "[t]here is no reason for a 50 year review man to contact a 18 year old woman.

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