Reviews of eHarmony

I tried eHarmony twice. Both were 6 month membership periods approximately 1 year apart. I received what I considered to be a fair number of matches from across the country. And I met my husband.

eHarmony is a wonderful tool for people who want to be married and take the commitment and process seriously. Marriage isn't based on apprearance, which fades. Or money, which is fleeting. Take your time and realize that wonderful things come in wrapping you couldn't possibly imagine.

I think if more people dropped their misconceptions about online dating and how to meet someone, they would be more successful in their search.

eHarmony is great! I would and have recommend it to anyone.

Like most things in life, you pay your money, you take your chances.

My experience with eharmony has been about as expected. I'm not likely to get involved with someone who doesn't live within a reasonable distance (about 50 miles for me), on the other hand if I meet some interesting people that live in interesting places or have interesting life stories, what's wrong with that?

I read all the complaints re: eharmony I have been signed up for over 1 month I've receive over 150 matches not saying I would go out with all of them if anything its been a little overwhelming trying to respond to everyone.at present I'm in open communication with 8 men at this time. 2 live 2.5 hrs away but I'm going to take a chance and take a road trip (SAFE ROAD TRIP)The other 6 live within 45mi. I don't believe I'm going to meet my soul mate but I'm sure I will meet a couple of new friends or I'll be chopped up in a field somewhere if I don't be careful. But I do have all my safety factors in check.I checked out match .com I would feel like I was in a meat dept. debra

I think this review site is a real piece of work. I read about 2 pages of reviews and finally gave up. Such negativity.

The problem with online dating sites isn't the design of the site or customer service or the fact that you pay, the problem is PEOPLE. The very same bitter people posting on this site are all over online dating sites. You get what you put into online dating. I view it as 1) A tool to communicate. 2) A means of creating hopefulness and optimsim 3) An entertainment activity.

I've tried match.com, and plentyoffish.com in addition to eHarmony.com where I am now. Match.com is ghetto, I have no idea why. I agree that there are fake profiles on that site. Plentyoffish.com should be called plentyofidiots.com or plentyofcheapskateunderemployedorunemployedlosers.com. Another great thing is when you see the same women on match.com, POF.com, eHarmony...honestly...talk about picky. The problem there is they dont get that dating (online or otherwise) is about meeting people. Maybe I'm just used to rejection or maybe I just dont take it personally.

As for eHarmony it is the best experience I have had on online dating so far. I like the close ended questions and the fact that they do the matching. I dont have to think about who I contact other than if they catch my interest.

The big thing that irritates me about eHarmony or any other site is that most women, either by choice or unintentially, just dont seem to put the time into really wanting to get to know someone. Sure we all have things to do and commitments like work, family, errands etc, but why can't people take 15 mins a day to answer the next round of questions (to get to open comm) or take a few mins to write and say "I'm still interested, just wanted to let you know I hadnt forgotten you". I've closed matches that have gotten to stage 4 (just before open comm) because they say they "Value communication" yet don't respond for 2 or 3 weeks - NOBODY is that busy they cant spend 15 mins a day to check mail and write a little note!

I have yet to get to open communication with my matches in my time on eHarmony, but it isnt due to my lack of interest or trying. Honestly, the very act of prompt response to a match tells alot about a person and their commitment to a relationship if one develops.

So basically to recap, the problem is people - you get what you put into it and if you have a negative attitude, like so many do on here, thats your problem.

My sister met her husband on e harmony and it was the worst mistake of her life. He is a mentally ill control freak. If someone is truly nuts they know how to answer the preliminary profiles with the answers people want. I know it was her fault for marrying him but he didn't show his true colors until after the wedding. The trouble with e harmony is the comercials make it seem that everyone on the site is safe, and unfortunately that is not the case, so be VERY careful.

Tried eHarmony Canada a few weeks ago. First, you see only after completing all the steps that if you want to see your matches it's gonna cost you about 60$ for a month. A lot more expensive that other sites.

I thought ok, I will try because it's more "scientific". That the trouble, the matches don't really match ! So after a few days, I decided to close my account. That's when the frustration began.

First you have to cancel your automatic monthly renewal. Then you close the account on the site. But I still got tens of emails per day. I close my account again but still got tens of emails a day. Then you understand you have to call customer care to "really" close you account. Let me tell you the women was pretty unpleaseant. She kept trying to convince me not to terminate and she made me feel like it was my fault I didn't appreciate the site. Then she offered to cancel my automatic renewal (which was done) but I had to specify to stop everything including sending me emails. She wasn't very nice about it.

You can usually better evaluate a business relation when things go wrong. From my point of view, eharmony is a total rip off. Hope this helps.

I have been on EH several times over the last 4 years. I finally finured out they are a scam. I found that 90% of the matches close before I even get to review their profile. I also discovered that most of the matches were men who joined on a free weekend trial and by the time you get to stage 2 their trial has ended. When I contacted EH with my concerns of low response, the mans response was my values were too high. He suggested I lower my values to get more responses. I am a Christian, that doesn't work for me. It is a lot of money for what they claim to provide, if they were really providing solid matches it wouldn't be so bad. Neil Clark Will have to answer for this to a HIGHER power one day. In the mean time I'm sure he is laughing all the way to the bank. I suggest thinking of places in your community where you can meet other singles. Malls, grocery stores, book stores, coffee shops, but I do not recommend bars. Good luck!

I used eharmony about two and a half years ago and it worked for me. I met the man of my dreams and we are still together and every day it keeps getting better. We have enough common interests to make us compatible but we are different in other ways so life is always interesting. I never had any problems with customer service or the way the whole process worked. Sure, I got closed out by people, I met a couple of losers but that's no different from any other dating site. Maybe the site has changed since I used it but I thought it was great.

Here's a little experiment... I read all the ads and all the reviews (good and bad) about eHarmony and decided to try a little test. I joined using a yahoo email address. I filled out the ENDLESS questionnaire, printing each page before moving on to the next. When I was finished and was asked which credit card I would like to use, I declined. I signed out, went back to eH and signed up all over again, this time using a hotmail email address. I filled out the questionnaire EXACTLY as I had done using the yahoo address. This time I paid for a membership. And I waited. Here's what happened... The 'free' profile had several hits, none of which I was able to communicate with. When I clicked on them I was asked for a credit card. The paid profile generated ONE hit. ONE. And it wasn't any of the four that the 'free' profile had generated. In fact, this person lived 749 miles away, not meeting with my request on my profile. I kept checking and checking the 'paid' profile but no other matches were to be found. I wrote to eH and asked for my money back. They said they had fulfilled their obligation and had matched me and that their guarantee only applies if they are unable to match you with anyone. Lo and behold, just six days before my 'paid' membership expired I logged in and found a message saying that they were unable to find any matches for me at this time and that they didn't think their site could be of benefit to me. So no matches on the 'paid' profile, mo money back and the boot. And the 'free' profile? To date (after 6 months) 23 hits. These two profiles used the SAME EXACT INFORMATION. eHarmony are liars and theives. Save your time and money. Go to plentyoffish or any of the other free dating sites.

One star...because there is no "no star" rating. This site (e-harmony) is the biggest waste of time and money I have ever seen, and let me tell you: I have seen some doozies in my lifetime. First of all, you get your account flooded with matches who are totally outside of your age range. What is the point of asking for a range if they're only going to disregard it? Second, you would expect at least some of those matches to communicate with you, right-I mean, their site tells you that they only make genuine matches--WRONG. You're lucky if you hear anything back from any of the matches.

Then, their site says people with photos posted get 9x more communication. Okay, I gave that a try....and again was rewarded with nothing.

I know that for some of us it's hard to find someone to go out with, especially if you live in a smaller area like I do. But believe me, do NOT use this service. It's a total non-refundable loss of $60.00 and an hour and a half's time of filling out a useless questionnaire. STAY AWAY.