EHarmony recommends saying that you drink in order to get more matches?


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BSLS is offline BSLS Post #21  July 5,2009, 3:20pm
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knowingjesus wrote :
"Match Settings"

Eharmony: "How much do you drink?"

Me: "Never"

Eharmony: "To receive more matches we recommend changing this setting to 'About once a week' or higher."

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I do believe you, and I'm not at all surprised you were told this. What's the difference between being told to do this, and being told to set your distance for a range that you're not interested in, or being told to increase your age range to include matches you have nothing in common with d/t age difference? All result in matches that don't meet your criteria. Who does it benefit, you are eHarmony? eH has to show that they are actually providing the service they claim to be providing in order to prevent being charged with fraud. By telling their customers to broaden their settings, evne if that's not what the customer is acturally looking for, they avoid accountablity for fraud, AND they prolong the time it takes to find a truly compatible match- thus increasing the chances of more renewals and longer memberships, which ultimately result in more revenue for eH.

You've gotta hand it to them, though; it's a pretty clever and elaborate scheme. And, although it skirts the very fringes of ethical business practices, it's all legal.
 
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BSLS wrote :
I do believe you, and I'm not at all surprised you were told this. What's the difference between being told to do this, and being told to set your distance for a range that you're not interested in, or being told to increase your age range to include matches you have nothing in common with d/t age difference? All result in matches that don't meet your criteria. Who does it benefit, you are eHarmony? eH has to show that they are actually providing the service they claim to be providing in order to prevent being charged with fraud. By telling their customers to broaden their settings, evne if that's not what the customer is acturally looking for, they avoid accountablity for fraud, AND they prolong the time it takes to find a truly compatible match- thus increasing the chances of more renewals and longer memberships, which ultimately result in more revenue for eH.

You've gotta hand it to them, though; it's a pretty clever and elaborate scheme. And, although it skirts the very fringes of ethical business practices, it's all legal.
What a crock. You say its a clever scheme, yet they're dumb enough to provide a genius like you with a forum to post the fact that you (and only you) have seen through their devious plots? Not bloody likely.

They of course don't tell you to broaden your settings if that's not what you're really looking for. They tell you to consider whether certain things really are that important.

Let's face it: if what you're really looking for is something incredibly specific, you're going to be better off looking for a service that specializes in matching people who have that trait/interest in common.

The only fraud going on here is your mischaracterization of what EH suggests that you do.
 
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That is total crap,i myself suffer from addiction issues and have been clean for 10 years now.Are they saying i should lie,in my photos on my profile should i have worn a toupe to disguise my shaved head as well.My point i don`t drink for a reason and am quite proud of my sobriety and feel lying to improve matches is not a road i want to take.
 
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