dool889 is offline dool889 Post #1  May 27,2009, 8:58am
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I get quite a few matches every few days. I have started communication with over 100 people in the last 30 days. I have only ever received any response from two people and that was during a free communication weekend. I'm only 23 and am beginning to suspect that, regardless of the number of matches I receive, younger people just don't respond online. Has anyone else encountered this?
 
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DDjr is offline DDjr Post #2  May 27,2009, 11:39am
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You're in a tough demographic for EH. Both the men and women tend to be at least a little older than you are. (Not to say it can't work.)
 
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stevex is offline stevex Post #3  May 27,2009, 3:57pm
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I have encountered the same problem, I am 20 years old and so the majority of people on eH are older. Though I have been matched with women who were anywhere from 18 to 25 and so they are out there, but I imagine many aren't paying members because I rarely get any response or get closed at that. I would suggest you keep trying and I wish you the best of luck.

Maybe in reality, those of us in our age bracket (20-25) need to be out in clubs/bars meetings women the old-fashioned way.
 
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*shrug* I'm 28, and I get the same level of non response in this age bracket. Everything I've seen suggests that it's about the same in all age brackets. Best thing to do is just keep trying, get your money's worth at least, and just think carefully before renewing.
 
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Dear dool889,

I regret that you are not experiencing a better rate of communication with your matches. I understand that you feel this may be due to your matches being younger members; however, members of all ages have experienced the same concern.

No matter what the age of a member and their matches may be, what inspires communicate is the member's About Me page and photos. Therefore, I encourage you to review both sections of your profile to determine if they are representing you as well as possible. If you'd like assistance evaluating and/or enhancing your profile, you are welcome to contact Customer Care: http://help-singles.eharmony.com/. You may also want to take a look at the Profile Workshops and the various "photo" threads here on the Using eHarmony forum.

Once you are satisfied with your profile, we encourage you to communicate with most if not all of your matches. While we know it is hard to be patient, finding that special match, even on eHarmony, takes perseverance and time. On average, Successful members dedicated 3 to 6 months to their search before they were successfully matched, and some of them have shared with us that during their search only a few matches responded. I encourage you to visit our Success Stories page and read some of our member's inspirational stories: http://www.eharmony.com/success

Remember, dool889, you are looking for The One, and it really only takes one special match to communicate with you for you to have a successful eHarmony experience. Every day, 15,000 new users register to our service; which means every day there is the possibility that you may be successfully matched. So I encourage you to be patient, review your profile, continue initiating communication, and get inspiration from our Successful Couples.

I wish you all the best in your search.

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