Leinad is offline Leinad Post #1  August 3,2009, 3:03pm
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One thing I have observed about E-Harmony is the way they match people who live a significant distance apart

I do love to travel. However, it isn't something that I can often afford to do regularly, most especially without going into debt. Particularly in my own case,

I work as an independent contractor. All I get are paychecks of the gross amount of what I work for. No deductions of any kind, not even taxes. I'm very much on my own when it comes to things as such.

This means that I don't get vacation pay nor personal leave. So when I take time off to travel, not only must I plan a budget for the trip itself but also for a month or two later when I would have receive the pay I'd have earned had I stayed home and worked. I really do work for a living and after monthly expenses, it is hard to put money aside for savings.

Has E-harmony ever taken this fact into consideration? That there are some of us out here who make $25,000 or less per year? For whom travel is very much an extra? Has it ever occurred to E-harmony that some of us would appreciate a way to find relief from what it costs to travel? I'm thinking of arrangements for travel discounts with entities such as Expedia or Travelocity.com or airlines.

Is there anyone out there like myself who wonders if E-harmony has ever taken this into consideration, that some of it's clients on a budget do get matched to people who are really not "in their neck of the woods." Or in other words, that it is just one reason why "I think the distance between us is too great" is such a common reason that it often given for closing matches. Some of us do so because we simply can't easily afford to travel.

Do you think E-harmony should help clients find feasible ways traveling significant distances to meet other clients? Or are they right to just match us with whoever their computer does and to expect us to figure it all the rest of it out ourselves?
 
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neardc is offline neardc Post #2  August 3,2009, 3:36pm
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Travel (and other) discounts for subscribed members could certainly potentially make paid membership more attractive (I don't know if this has been considered, though...).

In the meantime, you do have the option of limiting the distance of your matches. In addition to financial concerns, many people do this simply because they aren't interested in moving or in having a long distance relationship.
 
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This is a really interesting idea. I can't make any promises because I'm just 'lil 'ol unimportant me but I can forward this thread to the right people here at eHarmony -- and I will!
 
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j0hn8andy is offline j0hn8andy Post #4  August 3,2009, 4:41pm
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Like nearDC said, you can limit your distance all the way down to 30 miles. You might get fewer Matches, but if they pan out and you like somebody, you can get there in a hurry!
 
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VegiGirl is offline VegiGirl Post #5  August 3,2009, 4:47pm
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What a great idea! I agree that paid membership would be quite a bit more attractive if there were also travel discounts available with membership. It may also allow some people to feel more comfortable in widening their search area.

I've had to widen my area as I was getting very few matches "close to home". I find it amusing now that when I get matches from a distance that they close because the "distance is too great". I'm guessing some people don't realize that the distance of their matches can be adjusted.
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