eHarmony Review

eHarmony Review

I signed up for eHarmonyover a year ago after watching some commercials. What appealed to me was that this was a site that was dedicated to finding a true match for you, not just set you up on a bunch of useless dates. So I knew the people I would meet through the site would be serious, just like me. I'm 33 so I don't really care for just getting dates anymore. At a certain point everyone (yes, even guys) want something more and they want it with someone they are compatible with.

The signup process for eHarmony was long. I think the first time, I didn't finish the forms so I had to log on later and finish them. They ask you all sorts of questions about your personality and your preferences. Some of the questions seemed odd to me but I managed to answer them all. I would say the whole process took maybe 30 minutes.

Once I was signed up, I clicked a button to see my matches. Here is where I had a little bit of a surprise because I had been expecting maybe 50 instant matches. Instead I only got about 5 or 6. I thought that was weak, but when I thought about it, eHarmony is trying to match you with people who will be your true love, so I figured it makes sense that the match numbers would be low. Over the next few days I got matched to maybe another half dozen people.

One thing I found kind of tedious is that when you want to communicate with a match, they have this thing called guided communication where you basically send each other multiple choice type questions. I think they are trying to ease you into the communication instead of just going all out. It takes some getting used to and the questions aren't easy. They remind me of interview questions, you know, like, "what are your goals" or "where do you see yourself in 5 years." That kind of stuff.

Over the course of about 3-4 months, I had one communication that got serious but didn't pan out because she was allergic to a pet I had, and several others didn't go anywhere. One had potential but we were still in the guided communication part. At that time, there was a personal crisis I had to deal with so I pulled off my account to take a break.

So the pros of eHarmony are: It's a serious site and they do match you with people whom you are compatible with. You can sort of tell from the outset.

The cons are: It takes some time and patience.

So what am I planning to do now? Now that my life is back together, I am going to reopen my account and see where it goes. I'll let you know how it progresses.

One final note: I think eHarmony is better than the other sites out there that have a more frivolous attitude toward dating. Like I said I'm 33 so I don't want that anymore.

For now, this is the end of my eHarmony Review.

eHarmony Review

This is my eHarmony review page. I decided to post my eHarmony review after seeing an ad on tv and signing up for eHarmony. This happened over a year ago. I will be posting my experience in detail.