Here’s a revealing review from a client of mine and pretty much sums up what I hear from everyone:
I signed up for a three month membership through e-Harmony. I was sent initially several matches. Surprisingly of the ones i was slightly interested in none responded to requests for communication. Of the few that i did make initial contact with it was terribly obvious during our first date that we had no chemistry and our personalities were oil and water!
Here comes the good part. I let my subscription expire…I didn’t cancel it. I still get matches in my email even though my account is not active! Which of course makes me think..hmmm….of all the supposed matches they sent me I wonder just how many did not have an active account????
I made a very nasty phone call to e-Harmony who coughed up a free three month extension. I have gotten total squat for matches. Again the same scenario…no communication, matches that are totally out of line. I am sure that when these three months expire then I will suddenly get a few matches worth looking at in the hopes that I will renew my membership.
I plan to call and ask “What percentage of your members report a successful long term relationship after being matched by your system?” and “What percentage of us report that your service is garbage and a waste of our money”??? I would also like to know if the commercial engagements and marriages are actors or actual matches through e-Harmony?
Regardless…it is sad and unfortunate that e-Harmony is commercializing on the fact of life that we all need and want someone special to love and cherish.
Save your time/money, avoid e-Harmony and stick with top dating sites like Match and Perfect Match.
Hi, I've been a matchmaker for many years and have experience with just about every dating site out there. I have thoroughly reviewed and rated the best
I am so happy to hear that others are experiencing the same horrible service on this site….being matched with men who have no/expired accounts!
I have contacted them, and all they do is point out that I could “publicize” myself better………they take no responsibility for their poor site maintenance.
e harmony matches paying members with non paying members. I had 50 matches in 3 weeks. The first 5 of them were members. The rest were either non paying members who can set up a free profile and look around, but not communicate or accept communication ….OR… old closed accounts. e Harmony does not reveal this to the paying member when you receive your perfect matches via e mail. You view your match, send an icebreaker, ask for a pic, ( Non members have no pics) send a nudge if there is no reply in one week, send 5 questions…and you get NO REPLY, because NO ONE is there to respond. RIP OFF. They use the paying members profile as a lure to entice the non paying member to join. Even when your account is expired and closed, your profile is still sent to the non paying members as an advertisement.
Eharmony was one of the worst dating sites I’ve ever used. I’m sorry I spent the money and wasted my time and effort and got burned.Buyer beware!
Despite my thoughtful and patient analysis and answering of the many questions, I found that almost all the matches I got were overall poor matches for me.
I think this site might be OK for people who have essentially no clue about their own interests and preferences, a flexible “anything goes” personality and are not at all picky.
If you’re in that category, this might be the site for you. Eharmony gives you very little control over the matches they send you and also restrict the age parameters of your matches.
There are many other dating sites that I found better such as Match.com. Good luck.