Which Service to Use

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-19-2005
Which Service to Use
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Fri, 08-19-2005 - 10:25am

Hi all, I am new to this board... and have enjoyed reading all your posts. Seems like you have a truly supportive community here.

I have a question... I am "ready" to try on line dating (after a lengthy and painful divorce), and am curious about which one to use. I have heard a lot about E-harmony, Match.com, and True.com. Do any of you have suggestions about this? I tried to find out how much each service costs... but it would appear that you have to fill out the "profile" before the site will give you any information. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

West

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Registered: 02-19-2004
Fri, 08-19-2005 - 12:13pm

Hi West.


Here is a discussion from last week on this topic, you might find some helpful information in it:


http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-rlcyber&msg=9778.1&ctx=128

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Registered: 06-01-2005
Fri, 08-19-2005 - 12:34pm

Hello West....


Welcome to the board!

CL-Truewild1969

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Registered: 07-20-2001
Fri, 08-19-2005 - 2:05pm
Despite the ads on TV, e-harmony is oversold, in my opinion. I did their profile (which was quite lengthy and somewhat tedious). I got only ONE profile match who was in another state, and they didn't provide pictures. I sent them an e-mail and told them that looks are not everything, but looks are important. It's important to know what someone looks like (or have at least one picture) before meeting them. Also, I think that e-harmony probably tries to match people TOO closely if that makes any sense. You might find someone attractive, fun and a possible mate who has some interests quite different than your own. I think in some ways, e-harmony narrows the field way too much in order to get that elusive "perfect match". Life isn't that simple anyway. I'm also a firm believer that if someone lives a very long distance from you, that you must take that into consideration before getting involved with someone. Unless you relish the idea of picking up and moving or have no problem with the guy moving in with you, then it's best to avoid getting involved with people who live out of state or not within a reasonable driving distance. I met someone on yahoopersonals, but I have yet to know for sure if that is going to work out. That seems to be the one I hear the most about.