eHarmony=eHotmess

[alum]

A former coworker was of one race and was matched through eHarmony to a person of a different race. They both considered themselves "saved" Christian Protestants and did get married. They were divorced within 2 years.

[33girl]

eHarmony almost sounds more like an old-fashioned matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match type thing. Which is their prerogative. I think the ire and confusion comes when it's marketed as being like Yahoo Personals or any other online dating service. It seems like they've finally learned and are promoting it as they should have to begin with.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

-Sometimes they won't match you with ANYONE, they find some people unfit for their dating service.

I tried eHarmony once upon a time and I was rejected. The message said something to the effect of "Out of our ---- million users, we could not find a suitable match for your personality type. Please fill out the questionnaire again in 6 months." I had never had a date before so that hurt my feelings a little bit (though I got asked out soon afterward and had a perfectly pleasant time ). I also did chemistry.com on a dare once. It's supposed to be much better than eHarmony, but out of my 5 free matches, there were 4 white men who specifically said they would not date African American women. Why the heck the site matched me with them, I'll never know.....

[Honeykiss1974]

My BFF just got engaged to her boyfriend, whom she met on plentyoffish.com. I'm sure they allow matching between whomever plus it's free.

If you don't like Eharmony remember they aren't the only game in town.

[Silmanarmo]

Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974

My BFF just got engaged to her boyfriend, whom she met on plentyoffish.com. I'm sure they allow matching between whomever plus it's free.

If you don't like Eharmony remember they aren't the only game in town.

I also know a couple who met on plentyoffish.com and they are doing great It seems to be a pretty successful site so far

[Zephyrus]

This is an interesting topic. I tried eharmony once. I was separated at the time, and they told me to come back in 6 months. I was going through a divorce. I was only married for barely a year so I thought it was a little harsh to reject me because I was separated.

[smiley21]

I have tried eHarmony once, and there was no problem with matching me with men of other races. I never knew other people had a problem.

[GMUBunny]

Originally Posted by Zephyrus

This is an interesting topic. I tried eharmony once. I was separated at the time, and they told me to come back in 6 months. I was going through a divorce. I was only married for barely a year so I thought it was a little harsh to reject me because I was separated.

eHarmony has a strict policy of not allowing users who are not legally single to have accounts. You have to be unmarried. Separated doesn't count. Which I can kind of understand, but still. My husband and I met on match. It worked well for about the first 3 years. Now we're separated and going through a divorce as soon as I can get the paperwork filed. I won't be trying to find a date on eHarmony, though. That's for certain.

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally Posted by Silmanarmo

I also know a couple who met on plentyoffish.com and they are doing great It seems to be a pretty successful site so far

I'm also friends with a couple that met on plentyoffish.com and have been together for 2 years.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Lady Pi Phi

I'm also friends with a couple that met on plentyoffish.com and have been together for 2 years.

lol my God, how many dating sites are there? Maybe I need to look into starting one, sounds like a lucrative business.