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1. SingleGuyInNC wrote:

   …or one could try Chemistry.com this weekend, where you can see photos AND send e-mails to your matches, without even going through any “guided communication”…not that you will have any better results in getting responses from your matches…

   Posted 23 Jul 2010 at 12:03 pm ¶
2. ScottK wrote:

   SingleGuyInNC,

   Agreed.
   Chemistry.com simply doesn’t have the userbase that EHarmony does.
   Without the userbase, it doesn’t matter if it is free or not, you can’t talk to dead Profiles.

   For all of EHarmony’s faults and problems, ultimately, the userbase is deeper, and thus, live Profiles.

   Posted 23 Jul 2010 at 7:37 pm ¶
3. SingleGuyInNC wrote:

   And the lameness begins. First match to hit OC here in the past few days sends me an icebreaker since she didn’t put her e-mail address in stage 3.

   Great! So, I’m supposed to look you up somewhere on the internet after I’ve paid for my subscription and spent all this time talking to you?

   Darn tooting that they are only going to annoy the heck out of their paying members. Who came up with this? Do they not have anybody on their staff “walking the walk” to see what it is like this weekend that can complain to management what a bad idea this?

   Hmm. Perhaps since this is the first US free “event”, the single eHarmony staff that have comped accounts (surely they comp their employees a subscription?) will see how annoying this is and will tell management what a waste of time it is for subscribers.

   This is truly pathetic. I think it is more pathetic that I know that most of my matches that are communicating are going to end up doing the same thing. I can see the rationale behind turn matching off…

   Posted 25 Jul 2010 at 4:20 pm ¶
4. SingleGuyInNC wrote:

   ScottK – I think my communication ratio has been fairly similarly abysmal on ALL the services I’ve been on, free or paid, except for Match.com. That one, was by far, the WORST, as I sent hundreds of e-mails and only handful were returned (I could count them on my fingers). It seems to work okay if you are a female, though, although you have to wade through a ton of “creeps” from what I’ve heard from female acquaintances who have used it. Chemistry isn’t too bad. I ran out of matches just like I have on eH given I’ve been on Chemistry for a while and it forces matches on you unless you totally suspend your account. They even seem to have some promo codes occasionally. It must be out of desperation, though.

   Posted 25 Jul 2010 at 4:23 pm ¶
5. Elisa wrote:

   I have become very disappointed since in a 6 mo sub I only got 3 matches and the last month none at all. I live in a fair populated city and set everything to neutral to see if I would get any matches at all which should cause matches to come flooding in and yet I’m getting none. If I don’t get any within the next couple days I’m leaving completely.

   Posted 25 Jul 2010 at 4:54 pm ¶
6. SingleGuyInNC wrote:

   Elisa: you might want to call customer service and have some words with them. They may be able to make some suggestions for changes and based on such poor performance you should ask for an extension of your membership. There are several posts on this blog about this.

   Posted 25 Jul 2010 at 8:27 pm ¶
7. DanielinMO wrote:

   I agree… this communication “weekend stinks.” I’m in my 3rd 3-mo subscription over the last 2 years. I’ve got my matches flowing, but I’ve learned not to hold my breath. Honestly, if someone gave me their e-mail address, I’m not sure that I would want to attempt to pursue it, based on the experience I’ve had with non-paying members.

   I guess Eharmony assumes they will loop a bunch of people into paying, as opposed to being ticked off at the trickery. Eharmony owes me an extra 10 days of subscription for making me put up with this tripe.

   P.S. Thanks to everyone who participates in this site — I’ve learned a lot reading it the past few months.

   Posted 26 Jul 2010 at 11:36 am ¶
8. eharmonyblog wrote:

   Elisa: Read “Hit a dry spell” http://eharmony-blog.com/960 and “Match Settings” http://eharmony-blog.com/88 . Let us know what happens.

   Posted 26 Jul 2010 at 12:55 pm ¶
9. Elisa wrote:

   Ty but I already did both those things as well as talking to eharmony their solution was to have me redo my questionar. Honstely after reading this site with all the complaints (which are valid I’m not critizing) who would want to become a paying memeber. I realize that most members figure other paying members are the only serious ones but what about those who want to try eharmony out before becoming a paying member? By dismissing them because they are waiting to see if eharmony works you may be missing out on the person you are looking for based on non-paying prejudice. I’m not trying to justify non-paying people I’m just saying that you complain you have no matches but are open to matches when it seems that you are more closed then you think.

   Posted 26 Jul 2010 at 1:08 pm ¶
10. eharmonyblog wrote:

    Members have mixed reactions to these free weekends. Some paid members participate (some stay away), some expired members participate to decide whether it’s worth resubscribing, and some people, because of personal reasons, principles or financial reasons, participate with no plan to pay up at all. Lastly, there are people whose first time this is to visit the site. It’s a virtual jungle.

    Personally, I think it is each person’s decision to participate in these events and it is each person’s decision how she considers her fellow participants. The most open-minded has the most work to do! He will also find the most dead-ends, but, all things being equal, he will also find the most success.

    Posted 26 Jul 2010 at 1:46 pm ¶

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