Trying out sites like EHarmony
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Trying out sites like EHarmony
| Sat, 01-07-2006 - 4:39pm |
I've been trying over the past year to get out and meet people. I've had luck meeting a few guys, but it's seems to be the same story every time. I meet the person, we hang out for a month or two and when it gets to a point where we should talk about where we want things to go, the guy isn't into having a relationship and really hadn't intended from the beginning. I'm interested in trying an online site because the odds will be a little better that I could meet someone actually looking to meet someone and see what develops. EHarmony seems decent because of the personality questionnaire you take and it's a little pricy, which might help deter some of the guys who are just online because they are curious. Does anyone have any opinions on this site or any site that might be a good place to start? Thanks!!

Hi Angel and welcome to the board!
Personally, when I used EHarmony I met a lot of good men, unfortunately no one who I sparked with. But I would say it's worth a shot. I know there's others here that don't like it as much as other sites though.
One thing that I would suggest is to find out upfront what the guy is looking for. By the time I meet the guy, I know whether he is looking for a relationship or not. I wouldn't wait two months to find that info out because it will just be a waste of your time.
Hope that helps. And please, feel free to stay with us and share your online dating experiences as well as ask for advice.
Glad to see you here...
Kerry
I have decided to use eharmony only. I am not into dating and definitely not more than one at a time. I am looking for a solid, long term realtionship. The ratios there definitely favor the men, because more women tend to be serious minded, according to somebody's statistics(don't know who!). Anyway, I aso liked that people who are just messin' around(including my kids) can't look for me by browsing. It is pricey, but it'll only take that one correct match for all this difficult looking to be over, so I figure I needed to make the investment of time and money to see how it goes. My one short dating stint was with a very nice man, who had far less responsibility and far more freedom than I do and I believe he may have found my circumstances a little overwhelming. We parted friends after a few dates.
Good luck.
E
Hi. I've used several OLD sites before, most of them free (even Yahoo before you had to start paying). I joined eHarm myself in March of last year. They always have these special deals of 3 months for the price of one. (which ends up being $50) Personally, I ended up only paying $25 for the three months but that was because I called to cancel and it was offered to me for that price ... after doing the math, it's cheaper than any other site out there (that I know of).
Anyway, I digress. I like the fact that they match you up. I'm not so sure about the matching system itself as a good 90% of my matches didn't seem like they would suit me. I also wasn't crazy about the way they skew the ages of your matches. They select an age range for you and you can only decrease the younger and increase the older so, even though I'm 31, I was getting matches up to 45 years old. I don't have a problem dating men five years older but that seems to be too much of an age gap.
In any event, I found my current boyfriend on that site. He's everything I was looking for ... and more. I would never have met him had it not been for eHarm. I have heard others who don't like the site but if everyone liked the same thing, this would be a pretty boring planet.
I highly recommend the site ... after all, what have you got to lose?