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Posted: 12/3/2004 9:21:43 PM | | very expensive, but seems to be the future. "love & compatibility tests" | |
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Posted: 12/4/2004 10:40:26 PM | | Ugh....i actually sat down for 2 HOURS and took that d*mn test......Then they said they didnt have anyone compatible with me......i'll NEVER go back there.. | |
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Posted: 12/5/2004 6:57:10 AM | | I tried E-harmony. The thing I didn't like was how you have to go through all these steps before you can actually talk to someone. | |
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Posted: 12/6/2004 12:01:02 AM | | The personality test was pretty accurate for the most part, but I just couldn't afford the membership fees. Got a couple matches here and there, though. Not really sure how accurate their matching system is, though. | |
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Posted: 12/6/2004 11:59:50 AM | I spent time answering all the questions and when I put in my perfered age range they changed it to what they thought was best. No thanks! Was not interested in hearing from men 15 years older then myself. The site is a waste of money and time. If you don't shell out for their service they keep sending you lower and lower priced offers. Very sad. | |
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Posted: 12/6/2004 12:19:51 PM | | eharmony has a lot of cash, and it is huge.. THey signed a deal a few days ago to become integrated into friendster, usatoday and a bunch of other sites. | |
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Posted: 12/7/2004 3:38:11 AM | | I tried it on a one week trial. I didn't pay when the trial was over. Aren't trials supposed to get you hooked? Didn't work. | |
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Posted: 12/8/2004 3:05:17 PM | now I cant bash Eharmony...they have a great system for matching people...But wow the cost will kill ya...$50.00 a month is way too much...
I never actually met any of the matches they sent me, I did talk to them, and realisticly, I couldnt see dating them, I just wasnt interested in the couple I talked to...
But hey it works for some people my sister's sister-in-law just met a guy from there and they are dating and seem very happy...so thats kewl... | |
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Posted: 12/12/2004 7:19:01 PM | I spent all that time filling it out. Checked for a match within 250 miles....Nothing.
Did a nationwide search. One match. A Mexican woman from Florida who could barely write english. Over the next year they sent me 4 more matches. None from closer than a few hundred miles and not one that even seemed close to a match. | |
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Posted: 12/13/2004 7:45:10 PM | I was on there for a month. Worst mistake I ever made.
Now I'm not a dating 'virgin'. I've been doing this for almost two years. I've been a part of many different sites: date.com, match.com, Yahoo dating, DreamMates, JumpDates, AdultFriendFinder - and probably quite a few more that I've tried but don't remember.
The way eHarmony does their matching is that they compare you with other people, and if you 'match' then they let you write each other. In the one month I was there I had 11 matches - which as I understand it is rather unique because most people get only one or two. But none of those 11 matches were people I would even TRY to contact if I was on other sites.
For example, they put me together with someone that literally hated the outdoors. She only liked to do indoor activities. Uh, HELLO!!!! Even my profile showed that I am a MAJOR outdoors person!
It's a worthless site, and certainly not worth $50.00 a month. If it were free I'd still avoid it. Tickle.com is trying the same things with their matching system... I dropped it like a hot potato!
Eddie
Ah, if they could only be HALF as good as this site!  | |
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Joined: 9/15/2004
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Posted: 12/13/2004 8:18:21 PM | | It didn't work for me. I sat through several pages of questions just to find out nobody is right for me. I guess I'm one of those undesirable sorts eh? | |
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Posted: 12/16/2004 5:58:21 PM | | Does the guy who pimps Eharmony strike anyone else as a pedophile or maybe someone who's a little toooooooooo into S & M.?? | |
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Posted: 12/19/2004 1:50:33 PM | That one's a waste of time and money.
First of all, some of the generalizations they made about me based on the longest test I've taken since the LSAT were way off the mark. Then, from their inaccurate categorization of me, they proceeded to give over 200 'potential matches' over a three-month period. Of those, I actually was interested in about 10 of them and tried to contact them, 4 of which replied. I narrowed it down to 2 from there, and went out with one. We had 2 great dates, but we fizzled out.
My biggest problem with the site was that someone else picks matches for you, and you can't do any sort of site search because of that. Wrong answer: no one on that site knows me and what I like, especially when a number of their assumptions about me are totally off the mark. They probably would have done better by throwing darts at a board instead of that way-too-long interrogation. I'll pick my own prospective dates, thank you... | |
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Posted: 12/19/2004 5:14:21 PM | | Wow, I'm so glad other people had bad experiences with Eharmony - I thought I was some kind of freak or something - they couldn't match me with anyone within a couple thousand miles and the ones they did match me with didn't even like the same kinds of things I do! And, you're all right in saying the $$ don't equal the service. The ads on television really lure you in, though - what do they call that - trolling for suckers? (tee hee) Of course, the sad part is, they build up people's hopes - kinda cruel, eh? | |
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Posted: 12/19/2004 6:36:01 PM | | They did the same to me, they give you this really great personality profile, then say they have no match, not only bad for business, but insulting! | |
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Posted: 12/22/2004 5:21:34 PM | | Eharmony raised $110 million USD on monday, that is more money then all dating sites combined have ever raised. It looks like you will soon see eharmony advertising anywhere and everywhere. | |
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Posted: 12/22/2004 8:51:20 PM | Maybe it works for some people but it really sucked for me. They couldn't make me a match I was remotely interested in pursuing. 4 or 5 in a year. one from Florida 4'6" black woman, one from Washington, one from Boston that seemed dumb as a rock, one from Arizona I think. It was just crazy. I think they just threw names in a hat and drew them out.  | |
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Posted: 12/22/2004 9:27:11 PM | My ex-husband loved this site, was given lots of matches, and ended up with his "soulmate" , a woman he is now living with and seems very happy with. On his recommendation I gave it a try. I found the psychological test was pretty much dead-on for my personality, but I disliked the fact that they pick the "appropriate" age range for you. I date younger guys - the last one was 26 - so the idea that I would be interested in some guy in his 70s was crazy.
My ex said he was swamped with matches, so I figured if an uptight, emotionally stunted guy like him could find someone, someone more together, like me, would have no problems. I was sent very few "matches" , and they weren't matches in my book. For example, I am not religious, and they "matched" me with a man whose "most influential person" was the pastor of his church. | |
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Posted: 12/24/2004 2:47:00 AM | | The won't let me participate. I have a profile but they won't put it up because I'm seperated.. geesh.. | |
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Posted: 12/24/2004 7:30:07 AM | | Just tell them you are divorced, they won't know the difference. | |
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Posted: 12/26/2004 10:33:24 PM | I've been on eharmony since about June, with marginal successes. On the bright side, the people that I meet through eharmony have been mostly pretty decent people. Remarkably, it's only matched me with a few really absurd setups. I've ended up e-mailing half a dozen people, only to discover that we have obvious incompatibilities. I can't blame eharmony for that, though -- I'm a bit unique, and I know it. I'm also pretty particular about what I want -- which is also not eharmony's fault. They give me lots of matches -- 2 or 3 each week inside 150mi, on average, and I just have to filter through them. :)
Dan | |
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Posted: 12/26/2004 10:58:49 PM | Funny I should happen onto this thread. My dad just called a few hours ago to say he's moving in with a woman he met from Eharmony.com. My parents are separated so it's all good. Anyway, just to let you know he isn't the greatest guy to get along with...sort of a control freak and not very romantic. But it seems he found a great woman and (like I said) they're moving in together. Anywho, just thought I'd let you guys know.
Me | |
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Posted: 12/27/2004 12:16:50 PM | | That is the first place I went because they claim to be able to make compatiable Christian matches. Maybe they can but I was introduced to about 60 different people and they were so shallow and seemed to care more about someone with money, a big home, and a new car. I say that because when I told them that I don't care about those sorts of things and that I have a real rural background only one lady out of all of them continued to talk to me. There seems to be a serious lack of commitment these days and shallow character rules. After that it was friend finder and I see that some of the people I saw there are here now. Maybe that is just the way the world is. On FF I met many liars and pretensive people. They say hi and when you respond you never hear from them again. How are you supposed to get to know someone if they are not going to establish some sort of communication and keep it up. Gee wizz at the very least you would think you could make a friend. I can't figure out what people are looking for but it seems that there is more than just a relationship. | |
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Posted: 12/27/2004 9:06:14 PM | Sore subject with me. Big scam. I did the profile... carefully and meticulously. I got referrals, yeah. I got referrals from short women (I specified TALL women, not pygmies), women older than me (I have NO interest in women my age or older), and not one of them hunted. What kind of matching do they do there? I'm not interested in any woman who won't get out and hunt with me. Period. No exception. They were all just prissy office workers whose ideas of "a good time" was to "entertain" at home, or whatever. Biggest scam on the planet. I'd love to be rich enough to do my own commercials and tell folks what a bunch of bullhockey it is that they're running over on eHarmony. I was pretty clear about what I wanted and I got liberals, bunny huggers, senior citizens, pygmies, and so on. Whatever they're smoking when they do the matchmaking, over at eHarmony, is illegal.
Russ | |
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Posted: 12/29/2004 8:20:38 AM | I have been on Eharmony for about a month. I get some matches every other day in my area. A few have started to communicate and then the communication drops off for some reason. I send email after email trying to strike up conversation, but still nothing. Its frustrating. I don't know what these women are looking for.
Any 20-30 year old women out there looking for a great guy to get married to or get together with then let me know....
See ya later! My user id is upshur77 | |
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