EHarmony Dude
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I took the eHarmony test. It said that I had no compatibility matches, and wouldn't let me sign up.
I'm not kidding
I'm not kidding
because he is so fake and happy sounding. he tries to make himself sound happy and excited, and he is god awful at it. what I find really amazing is he talks this way during interviews also, just down a notch or two, he is still painful to listen to.
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Are we having a hostile moment?
/weak rant.
OK, maybe the OP's rant is a bit weak. But my reason for wanting to punch the guy is probably justified. Let me explain how eHarmony works.
First, you spend 2 hours filling out a survey that will forever determine your fate on eHarmony. There is no way to ever go back and change an answer, even years later if you have changed.
Then you pick 5 nonsense questions to send to someone, and wait 4 weeks until they respond. That's assuming they do respond. 9 out of 10 won't. Mysteriously, eHarmony will never send you more than 10 matches. You have to close the matches out in order to get more. Then, by some miracle, someone responds (that someone has to pay to join as well). You then spend weeks on an elaborate courting ritual not unlike attempting to get a green card. You send totally pointless questions back and forth and the person chooses one multiple choice answer or more often just writes in their own answer which is almost always "any of the above" or "none of the above". Then you finally get to the part where you can send "real" questions, but you are limited to 250 characters. I have yet to get past this part. Also, before that, you have to pick 10 traits you love and hate in people. Just going on probability, if you answer honestly, 99% of people will fail one or the other (likes or don't likes) because they are really vague or just traits that everyone has to some degree. And by the way, you can't actually answer honestly because people will think you are a pervert. You can't check something along the lines of, "I like people who are sexually aggressive" because anyone who sees that will immediately run away screaming even if they are actually sexually aggressive.
So yeah, of course the people that ultimately meet through eHarmony marry each other. By the time they meet 5 years have passed and they have invested so much time and effort (and money) into it that it is just way too depressing to think that you might not be a match. And the odds of that are quite high because the protocol for matching is either a) nonsense math or b) anyone who is dumb enough to join.
That TV dude is making bank on this nonsense. Craigslist is free and I bet the success rate is infinitely higher.
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
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Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Are we having a hostile moment?
/weak rant.
OK, maybe the OP's rant is a bit weak. But my reason for wanting to punch the guy is probably justified. Let me explain how eHarmony works.
First, you spend 2 hours filling out a survey that will forever determine your fate on eHarmony. There is no way to ever go back and change an answer, even years later if you have changed.
Then you pick 5 nonsense questions to send to someone, and wait 4 weeks until they respond. That's assuming they do respond. 9 out of 10 won't. Mysteriously, eHarmony will never send you more than 10 matches. You have to close the matches out in order to get more. Then, by some miracle, someone responds (that someone has to pay to join as well). You then spend weeks on an elaborate courting ritual not unlike attempting to get a green card. You send totally pointless questions back and forth and the person chooses one multiple choice answer or more often just writes in their own answer which is almost always "any of the above" or "none of the above". Then you finally get to the part where you can send "real" questions, but you are limited to 250 characters. I have yet to get past this part. Also, before that, you have to pick 10 traits you love and hate in people. Just going on probability, if you answer honestly, 99% of people will fail one or the other (likes or don't likes) because they are really vague or just traits that everyone has to some degree. And by the way, you can't actually answer honestly because people will think you are a pervert. You can't check something along the lines of, "I like people who are sexually aggressive" because anyone who sees that will immediately run away screaming even if they are actually sexually aggressive.
So yeah, of course the people that ultimately meet through eHarmony marry each other. By the time they meet 5 years have passed and they have invested so much time and effort (and money) into it that it is just way too depressing to think that you might not be a match. And the odds of that are quite high because the protocol for matching is either a) nonsense math or b) anyone who is dumb enough to join.
That TV dude is making bank on this nonsense. Craigslist is free and I bet the success rate is infinitely higher.
I've seen this post before.... heh
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Are we having a hostile moment?
/weak rant.
OK, maybe the OP's rant is a bit weak. But my reason for wanting to punch the guy is probably justified. Let me explain how eHarmony works.
First, you spend 2 hours filling out a survey that will forever determine your fate on eHarmony. There is no way to ever go back and change an answer, even years later if you have changed.
Then you pick 5 nonsense questions to send to someone, and wait 4 weeks until they respond. That's assuming they do respond. 9 out of 10 won't. Mysteriously, eHarmony will never send you more than 10 matches. You have to close the matches out in order to get more. Then, by some miracle, someone responds (that someone has to pay to join as well). You then spend weeks on an elaborate courting ritual not unlike attempting to get a green card. You send totally pointless questions back and forth and the person chooses one multiple choice answer or more often just writes in their own answer which is almost always "any of the above" or "none of the above". Then you finally get to the part where you can send "real" questions, but you are limited to 250 characters. I have yet to get past this part. Also, before that, you have to pick 10 traits you love and hate in people. Just going on probability, if you answer honestly, 99% of people will fail one or the other (likes or don't likes) because they are really vague or just traits that everyone has to some degree. And by the way, you can't actually answer honestly because people will think you are a pervert. You can't check something along the lines of, "I like people who are sexually aggressive" because anyone who sees that will immediately run away screaming even if they are actually sexually aggressive.
So yeah, of course the people that ultimately meet through eHarmony marry each other. By the time they meet 5 years have passed and they have invested so much time and effort (and money) into it that it is just way too depressing to think that you might not be a match. And the odds of that are quite high because the protocol for matching is either a) nonsense math or b) anyone who is dumb enough to join.
That TV dude is making bank on this nonsense. Craigslist is free and I bet the success rate is infinitely higher.
...and this is why you should meet people in real life!
i did the survey last year and got about a dozen matches. earlier this year i did the survey again and it said i was 1 in 5 who were incompatible for the service. maybe i was a little more honest the 2nd time
maybe i was a little more honest the 2nd timeOriginally posted by: Xyclone
...and this is why you should meet people in real life!
I do when I can. I don't have as many opportunities as I did in college and earlier. I don't want to change jobs just to meet people and my current job is full of married people or people 20 years older than I am.
Anyway everyone knows all the similar caveats of real life dating. You know, like people who say they really like indie music then you go to their house and they have nothing but britney spears cds. And a kid.
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Originally posted by: torpid
say they really like indie music then you go to their house and they have nothing but britney spears cds. And a kid.Originally posted by: Xyclone
...and this is why you should meet people in real life!
hahahah. thats just funny
I have a friend who met his current GF through eharmony. I'm actually worried that he's going to pop the question soon.
He's been trying to get me to sign up too.
He's been trying to get me to sign up too.
eits
Lifer
he doesn't bother me. he's just trying to hook people up and make some coin in the process.
edit: my old roommate's brother met his gf on eharmony and they've been together for a couple years now.
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