eHarmony Review
eHarmony has users which come from all over the United States and from more than 200 countries. Their system differs from other matching mechanisms of various dating sites because it goes beyond the couples’ basic information.
eHarmony has users which come from all over the United States and from more than 200 countries. On the eHarmony homepage, a registration box is located on its left panel for quick sign-up.
Registered users enjoy more features such as matching through the Compatibility Matching System. One has to answer lengthy questionnaire that covers different life areas such as intellect and values, which are then used to create their profiles. According to the site, the system differs from other matching mechanisms of various dating sites because it goes beyond the couples’ basic information. This system instead matches couples through their 29 different categories such as their character, intellect, values, among others.
Moreover, to make the getting-to-know-you stage more pleasant, eHarmony offers a Guided Communication option. It offers a process which is equipped with advices from expert and ice-breaker questions for the person. Otherwise, one can choose Fast Track option to directly communicate with the potential partner.
eHarmony also launched its new service called the Online Marriage Wellness Program. This program contains two distinct sections, which are eHarmony marriage profile and marriage wellness program. In the first section, partners fill up questionnaire about their marriage in major areas. The objective of this section is for partners to gain understanding upon reading their marriage profile. Subsequently, they receive coaching and counseling from Dr. Warren through a series of video consultations.
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40 User Reviews And Comments
#1 Terrible service. Number one,
Mike on 09/24/2006
Terrible service. Number one, due to the eHarmony's set-up, you can spend weeks e-mailing each one before even "graduating" to a phone call, much less a first date and/or meeting. Number two, I question eHarmony's "scientific" matching system. I met an alarming number of psychopaths, gold-diggers, and syncophants, not to mention my fair share of mean-spirited narcissists. I wouldn't recommend eHarmony to anyone.
#2 Eharmony is a joke...I was on
Rick Brooks on 09/25/2006
Eharmony is a joke...I was on it for 6 months without meeting anyone...Plentyoffish blows this away, Hands down...I will never go to another pay site..They want one thing... YOUR MONEY...Period
#3 I’ve tried all the big online dating services and I just
Tamara on 12/09/2006
I’ve tried all the big online dating services and I just can’t go past eHarmony for providing the most unique features, the most genuine people and the best time I’ve had meeting and chatting to potential suitors.
I love eHarmony!
#4 eHarmony is a great place to
Craig on 12/19/2006
eHarmony is a great place to meet people. The people on that site are just so much more real and honest.
Their matchmaking system is truely unique, it is about finding your soulmate, not just hooking people up as if we’re at a bad dance party.
eHarmony’s holistic approach to relationships is truely refreshing… 5/5 from me.
#5 If you want to meet and date real people who are grown up,
Crystal on 12/28/2006
If you want to meet and date real people who are grown up, looking for relationships and not just short term flings than you need to join eHarmony.
I made the mistake of choosing another well known dating service (whom I don't want to name here) and I had a horrible time. Just sleazy guys looking for sex, basically. Not the sort of guys I'd like to date!
eHarmony's website is first class. It looks good and is easy to use. There are some really unique features on the site such as the revolutionary compatibility matchmaking quiz. It works great.
Save yourself the time and hassle of trying other dating services and just use eHarmony!
#6 I give eHarmony “two thumbs
Mary on 01/06/2007
I give eHarmony “two thumbs up” for being the best net dating experience I have ever had. The site is just so easy to use, the subscription costs are very fair for all the features and information available.
#7 eHarmony has become a
Jonathon on 02/25/2007
eHarmony has become a commercialized dating service. I do appreciate the compatibility tests and personality tests that are included in eHarmony's service. I think the service is somewhat overpriced and I think the results are under what the claim they will be.
Sadly, I have met many ladies through this service who were surpisingly still married. I have also met a lot of single mothers, whom didn't disclose this until after we met. Overall, people have been very dishonest on this website. Use at your own risk.
#8 Insane prices for only one or
Bill on 03/15/2007
Insane prices for only one or two “matches” per month. High entry costs prevent the service from being available to a high number of people, so I am finding that most of my matches absolutely never respond (most likely because they can’t afford to). This is a truly broken model if paying customers can’t get any results because there are too many non-paying customers that can’t communicate. Complete waste of time – I think I’d get better results just asking every woman I meet on the street for a date.
#9 I give eharmony 5 stars. Me
Haley on 08/24/2007
I give eharmony 5 stars. Me and my husband met on eharmony around 4.5 years ago. We have been happily married for 3 years. Eharmony defenently helped me to find the person who was a wonderful match for me. We are not just husband and wife but best friends. We enjoy doing the same things and our beliefs were matched so well on eharmony that we never had a problem or fight about the important things in our life.
#10 I've seen a fair amount of
David on 08/25/2007
I've seen a fair amount of eHarmony bashing elsewhere, but I've been astonished by the high quality of my matches. I've also been cheered by the number of women with whom I'm compatible, who share similar values and interests, even if ultimately there may be no romantic spark. It's wonderful to be able to begin to explore a relationship based on compatibility rather than a look from across the room, which can often turn out to have been an invitation to the blues. I'd recommend eHarmony highly.
#11 eHarmony is an awesome place
Harry on 09/28/2007
eHarmony is an awesome place to meet some of the most intelligent, warm individuals. The thing about eHarmony members is that, like some other people have mentioned, there are some good and some bad.
I guarantee that for every bad experience, there has been three good experiences from using this dating service.
I am one of the three good experiences, I am now engaged to a beautiful girl that I met on eHarmony six months ago.
#12 I am a mean and nice ugly
Raylene Burley on 11/26/2007
I am a mean and nice ugly girl. I am trying out eHarmony and seeing if I can find my lover. I really like it so far.
#13 I would rate eHarmony very
John on 12/26/2007
I would rate eHarmony very good when it comes to method but pretty useless at results. I am no psychologist, but it seems to me that their personal survey is very comprehensive, better than any other dating service I’ve tried. And their Guided Communication seems to be a good technique to introduce strangers in a non-threatening way.
But they have a lousy sense of geography. I first filled out their survey about two and a half years ago. In that time, I’ve received about three hundred matches. Of those, five were within 50 miles of my home. I live in central North Carolina and have received matches ranging from Key West to Ottawa, Canada, from Wisconsin to Texas. I even got one from Tempe, Arizona. I suppose for someone who wouldn’t mind a long distance relationship this isn’t a problem, but I find it a bit off-putting.
Another thing about eHarmony is that the matches come in clumps. I might go a few months with no matches, then receive fifteen or twenty within a week. On the other hand, I never actually joined eHarmony.
One can fill out the survey and receive matches without joining. So you can get a feel of the kind of results to expect. But you do have to pay to do any communicating or add a picture to your profile.
They occasionally have free communication weekends when one can respond to matches from Friday night through Sunday night. I did get to the Open Communication stage with five people, but the closest one was a two hour drive from home. Maybe if I sent them some money, they would send me some matches closer to home. Ya think?
My other big gripe is that in spite of their 29 Key Dimensions of Compatibility, I would consider maybe ten of the three hundred profiles I received to be personally interesting and someone I would like to meet.
So while some people may have found true love on eHarmony, I have to give them an F. And based on my experience so far, they will not get any of my money.
#14 eHarmony is advertising that
Shane on 06/17/2009
eHarmony is advertising that 286 people who met on eHarmony.com get married every day somewhere in the USA. I have not seen any other online dating service in the world, claim such a good success rate. These stats are from the goverment, so they are actually verified and factual. This is why I gave eHarmony dating a try. I like the site so far, but haven't been using it long enough to find a marriage partner.
#15 Im was on eHarmony for three
Brock on 10/26/2009
Im was on eHarmony for three unfruitful months. The manner in which connection is made for possible dates is cumbersome and time-lagging. The majority of the matches were outrageously misaligned.I took quite an extra effort towards the end of the 3 month subscription period to ensure I was not automatically re-subscribed for an additional futile three months.
#16 I have to say, I'm quite impressed with eHarmony.
Dawn on 11/10/2009
I have to say, I'm quite impressed with eharmony. The very first guy I met was the "one". I think the key is to be completely honest in the personality profile. I understand that this site will not work for everyone, I'm just stating that it has worked for me. I've tried other sites with no luck and the personality profile seems to be more in depth with eHarmony. The price is definitely fair considering what I've gained.
#17 I have been subcribed to
Jack on 12/04/2009
I have been subcribed to Eharmony for a couple weeks now and I very underwhelmed at the moment. I recieve many matchs, but have yet to recieve answers to any of my questions, most likely because the girls that I have met have given up waiting as I will probably do if I don't get headway soon. Here's to hoping that quiting isn't as bad as some have said.
#18 I received numerous potential
Margaret on 12/24/2009
I received numerous potential matches thru eHarmony prior to paid membership. Once I paid for membership, I received one match(picture), no communication a month! I specified how far I wanted a match, they sent me one 1200 miles away and one 400 miles away.I will never recommend eHarmony to no one!
#19 I was on e-harmony for one
amy on 12/31/2009
I was on e-harmony for one month. Most of the people I was "compatible" with were not at all what i was looking for or we had nothing in common. I also had a lot of technical and customer service related issues with the site so I canceled it. Then I began to receive magazines trough them. Apparently they will sell your information to a magazine company called blue-dolphin if you do not opt out of it when you sign up. Which I know for a fact I did. That didn’t stop them from selling my information through. I have called e-harmony about this 3 times this week and they keep giving me the same e-mail to get in contact with blue-dolphin. I have e-mailed blue-dolphin 3 times now to no avail. When I called e-harmony the last time to try to get more contact information for blue-dolphin the costumer service associate honestly wanted me to believe that they only have one e-mail address to contact blue-dolphin. They told me there was nothing more they could do from me for their mistake. E-harmony illegally sold my information.
#20 There is no "science" to
Barbara on 01/13/2010
There is no "science" to eHarmony's matching because there is no way to account for misrepresenting oneself. I was matched with 203 men in 1 year and met several in person. Unfortunately, each one had posted an old picture and most were a few inches shorter than stated. I'm tall, so height matters to me. And I'm pretty sure at least a couple of them were still married or otherwise committed. My opinion is that eHarmony serves up a concentration of all the nutcases you're likely to meet in the real world but in a shorter period of time. One step above Craigslist and a lot more expensive.
#21 I joined eharmony because my brother had a great online
Misty on 01/25/2010
I joined eharmony because my brother had a great online experience (not eharmony) I met a guy... after 3 dates I was ready to marry him... he was perfect!!!! everything I could want and more. planned a romantic weekend getaway! incredible!!! He met my friends and proceeded to get wasted and that is when I found out he was a racist. picked several fights at a poker party. I had already canceled my membership and when I sent customer care the email he sent me with a rasist rant they removed him but when I asked for a partial refund as he was the reason I paid.... they stated no because I did meet someone. I stated "yes, but I can meet crazy people in my area for free." not worth the money because you cant weed out all the bad people. Eharmoney charges more because they feel it is a "relationship" site. But lets be honest it is online dating no matter how you word it!
#22 The tools at eHarmony are
Travis on 01/31/2010
The tools at eHarmony are nice. However, I found that no one uses eHarmony. I've had an account for over a month now. I have 300 people that I'm matched with and only 3 of them have ever wrote or responded me. So I came up with the assumption that less that 5% actually use the site. The other 95% just do the introductory phase where you can see your matches for free. It is horrible and a waste of money.
#23 One hour to complete the
Mike on 01/31/2010
One hour to complete the questionaire, and 11 matches a day, none of which respond for communication. Those that do initiate contact are pursuing other relationships.
The major disappointment for me was how many extremely liberal women were on the site. I was led to believe many of the women were Christians, and boy was that a canard.
#24 I am a paying customer of eharmony,
Disgusted on 02/15/2010
I am a paying customer of eharmony, what am about to share with you will make you open your eyes to the dangers of internet dating...
I joined sometime in 2008 or early 2009, there was this one guy that I sent a request to because the other guys that I was matched with either did not meet the requirements that I specifically asked for or they just did not respond to my request..then there was those who invited me to chat but was just not my type..
This one guy I met in the beginning seemed very sincere and honest about his life and himself. The relationship reached a point where we both took turns visiting each other, at least once per month we would see each other. I live in the Caribbean and he lives in L.A. He works in Administration for a Seven Day Adventise Hospital.
The first time I visited him in his country, a woman called me within the first week to tell me that she is the other woman in his life, she even related to me the exact days I arrive in L.A. and my intended time of departure. What led her to call me was the mere fact that I abruptly changed my returned ticket to allow me to stay in L.A for 30 days instead of 5 days. She told me that she got my number of his phone and saw him mere days before I got there. This women is married with two kids.
When I confronted him he told me that she use to work at the same hospital and that she in fact was using him for sex.( There is a lot more to this women so I forgive him)
Then in November 2009, we exchanged promise rings and agreed to get engaged in 2010. But then another woman contacted me via facebook after she read what I had written on my wall on this facebook application. She told me that she dated him for 3 yrs on and off and that he invited her to two basketball games at the StapleCenter..eventually this woman and I exchanged emails and phonecalls to understand exactly what was going on..What this man did was, two days before meeting up with me in Miami in November 2009, he invited her to the games and then she spent the night at his apartment for all the neighbours to see. Then after he spent 5 days in Miami with me (where we exchanged rings) he again two days later took her to a basketball game and then returned with her to his apartment for all around to see..She waited for him on one of those evening at a little italian resturant at the corner from where he lives, and greeted her with a kiss on the lips where just in October he and I had dined..the owner of the italian resturant knows very well that we're a couple.
Oh it gets better!!! There was another woman he had met though eharmony, he did to this woman what he did to me..he started with me while or during that relationship...
It appears as though that this man is a serial womanizer/ internet predator who prays on women that are seeking a man for marriage..he told us exactly what we wanted to hear and played the game very well.. I am still in shock and had many sleepless night over the whole mess, the relationship lasted approximately 11 months.
To make matters worst we met each other families..He also suffers from depression, where in medical terms will be refered to as a "cutter"..Yes, he cuts himself on either arm. Plus there are some self inflicted wounds on his legs. He had no idea that I went through his email account where I found all this infromation. I gave him suppose for his depression and I did not judge him at all for this but instead he sent me head on into a mental breakdown!!
He also owns a surfboard company with a business partner that he told me was a man but later I saw pictures of this man, who in fact was a women that he had dated.
This man lied to me so much, that I thank God to be alive today because now I don't know who the hell he is. I am out of the relationship and I will never again use the internet as a means of seeking a potential husband.
So I will be writing to eharmony on this mess of a situation...
#25 This is a website that has horribly confusing UI.
Jenny on 03/04/2010
This is a website that has horribly confusing UI. As a result, not only is it hard to use and meet people, but they auto renew your account and make it really hard for you to cancel and not get charged when you're done.
All my friends who've used this service have become a victim of their auto renew feature AFTER they have cancelled. Then, when you contact them for a refund, they refuse to give you one, claiming it was somehow clearly part of the agreement when you signed up that you'd get auto renewed. That's absurd. It's just a shameful, unethical money making scheme.
Do not use this service. It's a waste of time, money, and they will try to eat your money...
#26 More than ninety (
Allen on 04/04/2010
More than ninety (90) percent of the matches they sent me remained in the introductory stage meaning they never viewed my profile. eHarmony does not post a last log-in date, what does that tell you? After spending a considerable amount of money for their subscription one can expect a vendor ad on every page. Yes, you pay good money to view ads. eHarmony has a nominal word count and in most cases one is unable to express what you want to relay. As for the amount of matches, I received very few and what did appear, well many had fake first names or no picture posted. I signed up for a year and asked eHarmony for a prorated refund which was quickly denied. In summation, eHarmony is over priced and over rated. After four (4) months, not one date, nothing at all. As a minimum stick with a dating site that does not promote fraud, meaning posts a last log-in date and allows you to write what you are looking for by not having a nominal word count. If you are a heterosexual male seeking a woman, one would do well avoiding this site.
#27 I had joined eHarmony for awhile and have since swore it off.
Kathy on 04/12/2010
I had joined eHarmony for awhile and have since swore it off. The last two men I met were not “prime catches.”
The first wore an ankle monitor due to restraining orders against him because of violent behavior.
The second man was far more dangerous. We did hit it off wonderfully – even our children. I fell in love hard, and I thought he did, too. After a year he just broke it off (out of the blue) and gave the reason that we had nothing in common. I think he wasn’t ready for commitment, and in reviewing his profile found several lies and inconsistencies. Now I figure I’ll just be lied to for free without joining any dating sites.
#28 I am currently a member and now a a bit anxious about what will
agirl on 04/25/2010
I am currently a member and now a a bit anxious about what will happen when I cancel.I am disappointed so far, I did eharmony before and really should have known better.Eharmony cant deliver better people, they just send to you who joins or tries the site. The mess oustide of eharmony will still be just a mess in eharmony as well.As far as that goes I don’t blame eharmony really. There are profiles there with people who are not active I’m sure but I also get a lot of matches being closed so there are active people also.Maybe this is why people end up on these sites sometimes, they want perfection and can’t find it out there and definitely not in here.And for the men frankly they may be looking for someone younger. Save your money, treat youreslf to a great night out and have some fun.It can get downright discouraging in here.
#29 I think eHarmony is a waste of time and money. Since most
Val on 04/27/2010
I think eHarmony is a waste of time and money.
Since most questions in the profile are multiple answers, after a while every match seems to be the same. Plus matching is not simultaneous. Some “matches” close you before you have actually been told you were matched to them and vice and versa.
Worst of all, they renew your subscription without warning. It might be said in the Terms and Conditions but after 6 months you might forget the exact date and bang! you are automatically charged. Overall a very poor experience.
#30 I was on Eharmony for 3 months.
Stacy on 05/25/2010
I was on Eharmony for 3 months. I got upwards of 15 matches a day. It was exciting! Until I realized that nobody was responding back. I would send out my “communication requests” and be flat out ignored. I would read every single match that came in and it came to the point where I wasn’t sure why I was being matched with that person. After 3 months and well over 300 matches, I got two people to actually talk to me – and neither of those dates went well.
I like the idea of online dating, but eHarmony is over promising and under delivering in my opinion.
#31 eHarmony… tried it for about nine months… no keepers… mostly
David on 05/29/2010
eHarmony… tried it for about nine months… no keepers… mostly gold-diggers needing financial assistance. Great for gals who are professional daters, but not for the guys who are picking up the tab on 50 first dates. But this is not an eHarmony issue… more of an online dating issue. Guys, tell your prospect that you’re going dutch before you commit to a date… if she agrees, then go ahead and be a gentleman and pick up the tab. If she doesn’t agree to dutch, then at least you know what she’s after… cya!
#32 Last night I spent 45 mins registering on this website,
Sarah on 06/09/2010
Last night I spent 45 mins registering on this website, only to discover on the very last page that I was not successful as I was separated. I ticked the appropriate box on the very first page to indicate my marital status, so to be informed, 45 mins later, that my status was not acceptable was infuriating. Why give those options if only single people are accepted? It’s utter nonsense and I’m furious.
#33 They have omitted one very important question from the profiles:
Sarah on 06/13/2010
They have omitted one very important question from the profiles: “Do you have children?”.
Anyone who, like me, finds this question important, don’t bother going through the long registration process because you’ll just spend your time closing matches.
I’ve belonged to other sites before and they ask “Do you have children?” as well as “Do you want children?” – it’s very very very important to me because I don’t want to meet someone with children.
(Ideally, dating sites would ask, if someone selects that they do already have children, it should give options of what are the ages of the children, because grown-up children would be OK for someone who doesn’t want to bring up children.)
#34 I think eharmony is an okay site.
Sue Breeze on 07/12/2010
I think eharmony is an okay site. The quality of men I have been matched with is just as I expected. However, about 50% or more of the matches do not have photographs. It seems like there would be an option to opt out of receiving matches with no photos. I am leery of people who join online sites and do not want to post a photo.
I know dating is never perfect, but if a team of experts are running this site they should know that photos are required. As much money as you pay. uploading a photo should be required before you can join. We will see what happens.
I am worried about the cancellation part. I have read bad reviews about trying to close your subscription. I think I will cancel the card I used so that it is not billable.
#35 i guess i am lucky,
paula on 07/19/2010
i guess i am lucky, i joined eharmony 2 days ago, and thought it was odd, that 98% of the men were no longer available, and i was unable to send them to the archives, shouldn’t eharmony takes these people off the lists?
there was a nice NYC physician, but he mysteriously dissapeared from the list, than even though i specified a 30 mile radius, i was getting men out of state, even across the country. i figured frig this, and called them up and cancelled so i wouldnt go into the 3rd day, and the girl told so many lies, oh we can extend your free trial offer for one week, than she said one month, it went on for ten minutes, anything to get me over that 3 day period, i was yelling at her the whole time, finally i got a refund with a confirmation number and an e mail with the same. what a racket.
but thank you all for the warning, paula
#36 I’m a new paying member to eHarmony as of July 2010.
Heather on 07/21/2010
I’m a new paying member to eHarmony as of July 2010. I want to share with you some of my statistics & information: I receive +7-8 “Matches” everyday sometimes less; and I may receive +1-2 matches to new members at any point in the day additionally. At twenty one days of use my log of “Closed” matches lists 145 people; of those 145 I have communicated with 6 (approximately 4.13% of matches received), but opted to close them out after 1st-2nd guided communication rounds. They simply lived too far away, I felt no attraction, or I was in some way offended or turned off by what they asked me considering how uninterested I felt in pursuing anything real with them anyway.
Sexually-related questions per instance, or what was my relationship like with my parents, I’m not going to bother exploring that with non-partners or people I happenchance meet in life offline or online. Lol, it was dumb to me that people I didn’t even like were asking me seriously personal stuff on par with the confidentiality of medically sealed information. As if a computer-generated match was enough of an invitation to act as if we were ever-so comfortably acquainted to discuss sexuality in a familiar way together. ROFL, it’s not!! I’m effing paying for this, too, LOL!! I wasn’t personally insulted or anything, but for me, EH is a totally asexual, yes that’s what I said!, asexual environment. All the romantic-inspired mood-setting relationship-inducing advertising has had a numbing affect upon me.
The environment is not conducive for purely sexual partner seeker types, and it makes me feel sick to think how seriously out-of-touch some people would have to be to attempt to use EH in that way; the suggestive advertising is a lot to just simply ignore. I think it’s possible some users have significantly overestimated their interest in pursuing a real-life committed relationship; which, OK I’m only in my mid-20s, but have gathered so far in life relationships are NOT just about sex.
The sex should be great and fun anyway, hopefully, it’s all the other interests and activities and meeting of the mind or not which truly does affect the likelihood of success in anything longer-term. That is sort of the ex-official mission statement of EH. But do all the users abide by it or have ever really put much thought into reaching those conclusions on their own? NO, especially not the younger guys on there, perhaps the younger female users as well. For goodness sakes, I must mention there are mostly ads about wedding rings and “How to catch him & keep him” and “How to get him to say ‘I love you’” silly ads which point to relationship quack e-Book services like that and links to EH’s advice forums and articles that would suck the libido right out of any warm blooded male with any sort of imagination anyhow. But perhaps male users receive drastically different advertisements? I doubt it, though.
Anyway, right now I’m in communication which has lasted several weeks with 1 person (0.006% of all matches, hmm how about them odds? LOL). He and I are in open communication at this point, but I haven’t heard anything from him. He seems “too good to be true” going by his profile, and I wonder if he paid a service to write it for him?–it is worth mentioning that eHarmony offers a $100 profile-writing service to its members–a service I wouldn’t use personally, but some people obviously do. I also wonder what the catch is? Is he one of those super sweet at first abusive personality types? He’s local to me, but claims to be “out traveling.” Which could just as easily translate to, “visiting my small children I haven’t told you about!”, “roaming Asia on a nonstop no holds-barred sex tour!”, or “I’ve got a wife or live-in GF at home and I can only sneak away to use EH when I’m absolutely sure she isn’t going to find out and I have enough time to cover my tracks in secret!” I know I sound cynical, but as is the world today.
No doubt eHarmony is fraught with outright fraudulent people, just as any other dating service may be. Someone who’s going to lie doesn’t care if they’re paying boatloads of cash to do it, or just doing it for free; it’s their nature. So that’s rather disturbing. PROBLEMS WITH EHARMONY: I always test as extroverted, it’s true, as an adult I’m more inclined to be communicative and social than my shy childhood years. However, it’s like a 55%/45% difference, 60%/40% at best, according to Meyer-Briggs/Jung personality tests. I’m getting matched with grown men who I suspect are REALLY introverted; that’s completely not compatible with me, not to mention a ton of extra work on behalf of the extroverted partner, which in this case would be me. I haven’t decided how long I plan to use EH.
So far I haven’t spoken on the phone to anyone! However, I close out incompatibles lightning fast. I refuse to get my hopes up over MR 0.006 Percenter. POSITIVES: The quality of users I’ve encountered in EH is pretty good, though. There are many bright and successful, friendly and seemingly very honest and unique individuals; but there may just seem to be no physical attraction via the photos. I believe the whole personality testing thing really helps to sort out the nuts from the berries, so to speak. For that reason alone I’d opt any serious long-term relationship seekers to give EH a go.
WARNING: I also suggest anyone to do what I did and to calculate your own statistics regarding EH matches. That is something I will surely keep in mind whether I continue to use the service or not… 4% & 0.006%, LOL I’ll probably cancel the account.
#37 Complete waste
michelle on 08/18/2010
Complete waste of my money. Hardly any matches until I widened my search to other countries, which was far from practical. Too many profiles without pictures. And to add insult to injury, I didn't realise I was set up for auto renew and just got charged another month!!!
#38 Buyer Beware!
Anonymous on 08/18/2010
This is one of many personals sites my dear husband has been kicked off of over the past two years for lying about his marital status and stalking. They didn't catch him, I did, and I have no way of knowing how many other singles sites he's registered on. I met him on yahoo personals 6 years ago and everything in his profile was a lie, including his marital status. for 9 months I dated a married man, he quietly divorced and later married me. I found out two years into the marriage that I had been a part of an adulterous relationship. Not only was his online profile a lie, but he was convicted of abuse of a previous spouse and abused my family as well, all while maintaining a personals ad looking for his next victim. I am sure this site is doing ALMOST everything it can to keep predators like him off their site, but there are other safeguards that can be put into place and ultimately online dating on any site is just not safe. We are still legally married, I have a restraining order against him, I carry a handgun to protect me and my children from him and he still regularly registers on dating sites looking for YOU and doesn't really care how much he has to pay to get access to you. They do not check to see if you are married, they don't look to see if you are convicted of violent crime and if you register under another name/email address there is no way to tell if you've been kicked off the site before for violating their terms of service. Go out in the real world and find the love of your life. This way just isn't safe.
#39 eHarmony Rip Off !!!
Benita Robinson on 08/19/2010
This site sucks, and since it's the most expensive one I've found on the net so far, it REALLY sucks. Be warned they send you an enormous amount of so called "matches" that are so far from matching it's ridiculous. I get matches that are much too far away, way to different when it comes to backgrounds and interests - nowhere near my own... how could anything be this bad? It's absolutely amazing if you haven't already wasted your money.. Don't, just a suggestion... warning.... “Danger, Will Robinson!”... Rip-ff ahead!
#40 Do not waste your money on eH!
Anonymous on 08/25/2010
DO NOT, I repeat, do not waste your money on eHarmony.
They woo you into believing their site works and that they have numerous subscribers in their database by sending you multiple matches every day during the first 2-3 weeks of membership. BUT as soon as you subscribe to the service and pay your money, they have already exhausted matches who exist in their database so there aren't any more matches to send to you. You wait days, even more than a week, before you receive a new match. Of course, when you receive a match, there is no photo and more likely than not, the match is not even a subscriber, hence there will be no communication. All of your efforts are wasted.
Why should anybody pay good money to be matched to people who are not subscribers?
Why should anybody pay good money for a service that cannot provide matches based on reasonable matching settings?
Why should anybody pay good money for a dating service that does not work.
If you want to spend your good money on a site that works, go to match.com. It's fun, you can search their database and it is much more interactive. Yes, you can still end up meeting someone who is not a good match for you BUT at least you get to have a meeting.
And, no I am not an employee of match.com. I am a satisfied subscriber to match.com.
I hope this helps.
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