A warm welcome to the second video blog in the latest series dealing with Online Dating.
By now, you know that I’m generally a good-natured guy. So I figure that I’ve built enough “emotional capital” with you that I can indulge myself in a good, old-fashioned rant or two now and then.
With that in mind, what better place to turn than eHarmony. (or is that, “eHarm-Me”?)
OK, well…enough of an intro. I’m already getting carried away. I’ll let the video do the talking.
But did I mention that eHarmony actually rejects over 20% of it’s applicants without explanation…after they’ve spent over an hour completing the questionnaire? To me that’s gotta feel kind of like losing a hard-earned Word document to the “blue screen of death” before hitting “save”.
Wait…I have to throw in that if you are a guy under 5’7″ they’ve already predetermined that you’ll get rejected, since–after all–you’re “unmatchable” (read about it here, on eHarmony’s own server under “The Chemistry Factor” section.
Okay, okay. It’s time for the video. Really this time…
So what are your experiences with eHarmony? Are yours different than mine? Share your point of view by leaving a comment.
At 5’7″, I guess I made the cut (FYI, 5’6″ does indeed get rejected, as noted here).
I was set up with women 2000 miles away who were the exact opposite of what my preferences stated (including smoking habits and spiritual beliefs). In fact, my “potential soulmates” were literally all over the map–literally and figuratively.
So after systematically rejecting my allotment of ten per day (?) for the first few days in a row, I asked customer service about all of this.
The response? “Well,” they said matter-of-factly, “why didn’t you just limit your responses to your own metro area?”
Go figure. When you actually fall for their plaintive exhortation to “not limit your geography…this is your soulmate we’re talking about here!”, what happens? They lead with Sacramento, California and Nampa, Idaho when they actually had “the girl next door” in their back pocket all along. Great.
As it turned out, my “soulmates” in San Antonio didn’t cut it either. The one that was interesting I had already met…on Match.com!
OK, then.
Lest I be branded a “Match.com apologist” by the masses, I’ll give you my “rant” on them next time around! It’s all in good fun.
Be Good,
Scot
