eHarmony
Welcome to one of the most in depth Dating Services on the Internet. eHarmony is based upon a complex matching system developed through extensive testing of married individuals. One of the requirements for it to work successfully is for participants to take their time and fill in a in depth and rigorously defined profile. Every match is screened for compatibility with you, so you don’t have to search through endless profiles. Definitely for people who are looking for a serious relationship.
Positive Features
* Very detailed matching model based on 29 key dimensions that predict relationship success as well as examines 10 areas vital to your happiness and a fulfilling marriage.
* For men who are serious about a relationship eHarmony is one of the few sites that have a fair number more woman then men.
* No more endless searching. You are shown just the members that match your profile.
Negative Features
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One of the more expensive dating sites.
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This point can be a positive or a negative depending on the person: They present to you the matches based on your profile you created, you can’t perform your own searches.
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You can only communicate with other single members who have paid.
Free Membership
* Yes (7 Days)
* Included:
o Create a Personality Profile
+ My Name and Relationship Type
+ Self Descriptions (Rating of personality types like Modest and Lazy)
+ Personal Characteristics (Rating of items describing you like “I enjoy a good joke”, and “I tend to either like someone a lot or dislike him a lot”)
+ About Your Feelings (Rating of feelings like Happy, Tired, Hopeful)
+ Import Qualities (Rating of importance of partners qualities)
+ Personal Beliefs
+ About Your Personality (True and False questions)
+ Your Personal Interests (Rating of Interests like Biking and Astrology)
+ Living Skills
+ Communication Style
+ Most and Least Like You
+ Family Relationships (Rating of Characteristics in relationships within your Family)
+ General Information (On School, Kids, Income, Career, ethnicity, etc)
o Searching or prospective mate
* Not Included:
o Communicating with Members
Costs
* Slightly more than other Dating Sites, but offers a much more in-depth compatibility match
* Risk free 7 day trial
* Purchase 1, 3, 6 or 12 month subscriptions with a savings of over 50%
Relationship Types
* Heterosexual
Regions
* USA
* Canada
* United Kingdom
* Australia
* Other
Viewing & Communication Tools
* Photo’s
* Profile
* Matching Model
o Eliminates 99.7% of people who are not right for you
o Provides matches who are truly compatible based on the 29 key dimensions that predict relationship success.
Search By
* Matching Model (See above point)
* Match Settings
o Can be modified to change your Match results.
o Some of the settings that can be change include distance, ethnicity, religion, Smoking, Drinking and Children
Items of Note
* Can only view Members that fall with in the Matching Model (no random searching)
* Heterosexuals only
* There is no way to tell if a match can communicate with you or not (meaning if the person is a subscriber)
* You can’t tell how long a match has been a member
Other Info
* eHarmony is mentioned very positively in a article on Internet Dating Sites in the famed The New York Times newspaper.
admin on February 4th 2007 in Adult Dating, Christian Dating Sites