"Over 90% of eHarmony couples had marriage quality scores which were above average when compared to couples who had begun their relationships elsewhere. eHarmony couples were more than twice as likely to be in highly successful marriages than non-eHarmony couples... Not only are eHarmony couples 35% more likely than other married couples to report that they enjoy spending time together, but we found they are nearly twice as likely to report that their marriages are "extremely happy" or better versus other recently married couples." Neil Warren, PHD.
E-Harmony is an online relationship service, created by Neil Clark Warren, PHD in August of 2000. He has built his research and writings on the topic “building strong marriages.” The E-Harmony company also operates E-harmony labs, which is a website dedicated to the science and exploration of relationships. The site includes many blogs and articles written about different love and relationship topics. You can also sign up for different studies to participate in. They also operate a relationship facility, publishes E-harmony advice and E-harmony marriages, where married couples can go to seek advice on relationship help.
Their site is based on online communication between singles in hopes to find their significant others. . They match singles based on their 29 dimensional personality traits. This includes a questionnaire which explores four categories;
1) Character and constitution
2) Personality
3) Emotional makeup and skills
4) Family and values
In 2008 the site averages 15,000 people who take the questionnaire each day. After finding a match the site averages 236 members who get married everyday.
E-Harmony may sound like a sure way to find that special someone but with this new form of online communication comes trouble. There is no way to verify who someone actually is. There have been many experiences where people are completly different than what their profile portrays them to be. As in any form of online communication we need to be careful to protect our privacy only only disclose what we want others to know about ourself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Clark_Warren
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EHarmony
http://www.eharmony.com/singles/servlet/press/articles?id=26
http://www.eharmony.com
http://www.eharmonymarriage.com
http://www.eharmony.com/labs/
2 comments:
I had never heard any actual numbers before--this was interesting to find that eHarmony couples have twice the success in marriage than non-eHarmony couples. It is insane to me that 15,000 people fill out the questionare each day. I would miss out on the art of dating--the chase. I love the ackwardness of getting to know a guy the old fashion way, getting ready, wondering what is going to happen...I would think that it would be easier to read people off-line also--what they are really all about. But, I am not one to judge someone else. Whatever works...
I have a confession. I was an eharmony member for about 3 years. It was awful! I dated and/or was matched with over 200 guys. NONE of the matches ever amounted to anything. I don't think I ever dated anyone longer than 2 or 3 dates. I even wrote to eharmony complaining that I hadn't found anyone, and their response was - "maybe you've changed, you should fill out the survey again". It's not a love connection site...it's a waste of time site. I am happy to report, however, that I used my old fashion ways to get my guy now...he's great and has nothing to do with eharmony!
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