passat1 is offline passat1 Post #1  August 10,2009, 7:05am
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How many users joined Eharmony because of someone else?
So far in the last 90 days this user match did not acted at all in any way. Probably just another one of the countless free weekenders who you 'd never hear from.
Below is a quoted from a match profile:
"I would have never of registered on this if it wasn't for my bestfriend and my mom pushing me to do it. They are tired of hearing about all the Mr. Wrong's I have met and just kept on me to try it-so here I am".
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passat1 wrote :
How many users joined Eharmony because of someone else?
So far in the last 90 days this user match did not acted at all in any way. Probably just another one of the countless free weekenders who you 'd never hear from.
I would have never of registered on this if it wasn't for my bestfriend and my mom pushing me to do it. They are tired of hearing about all the Mr. Wrong's I have met and just kept on me to try it-so here I am.
Are you a man or a woman?
 
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Profile says male, but I don't understand the question at all???
 
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I am male. The quote cited is of a female match. The idea is she was not intersted giving too much attention of Eh. Only because her parents told her to enroll in Eharmony- seems like she did not make the choice herself (perhaps someone else wrote the profile for her too.)
So main idea of the question is how many users did not make the choice on their own opinion of joining Eh- either infunced by TV commercials for the success stories or someone else told them to- brother, sister, parents etc.
 
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passat1 wrote :
So main idea of the question is how many users did not make the choice on their own opinion of joining Eh- either infunced by TV commercials for the success stories or someone else told them to- brother, sister, parents etc.
If someone told me to do it i'd tell them where to go.
I joined because an interesting post came up on a google search.
 
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gothustartus wrote :
If someone told me to do it i'd tell them where to go.
I joined because an interesting post came up on a google search.
It was completely unethical of you to leave us hanging, Goth!
 
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I have had a couple of matches that said similar things either in their profile or somewhere along in communication.
 
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passat1 wrote :
So main idea of the question is how many users did not make the choice on their own opinion of joining Eh- either infunced by TV commercials for the success stories or someone else told them to- brother, sister, parents etc.
If they are paying, they made a choice. If they filled out the profile, they made a choice. I think every member in eH was influenced in someway to join. I know, I wouldn't have even given it second thoughts to try computer dating had it not been for the commericals. Computer dating is really unpopular here and is frowned upon. But then I saw the commerical and said, "Hey, there's an idea. Why not?" But it was my choice. I guess I'm not fully understanding the question being put forth here.
 
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I think a lot of people still perceive a stigma attached to online dating, so if they say their friend or brother/sister "forced" them into it that means they can disclaim being one of those "online dating losers" that they're afraid of being perceived as.
 
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For me, the commercials and the e-mails I was getting, can't remember why I was getting the emails but I finally decided to join after a couple months of getting it hammered into my head to try the "free" weekends. One particular match got my attention and I decided to become a paid member. After my divorce I met my first serious gf at a bar, my xfiancee in a chat room and now my current gf on e-harmony. So I have no problem with how I go about meeting that special someone. I was meeting alot of people in chat rooms so much so my father said I need to stay away from chat rooms but those dates were better then all the other dates I had outside the computer world. Some people just don't understand how you can get to know someone over the computer but you can and without having, at first, that visual hinderence in your way to get to know the real person. Sometimes your eyes can blind your mind and I was not looking for pure eye candy. You get to know the person before you meet which makes that first date so much better. With e-harmony they do some of the front work for you, it seems, and anyone you end up chatting with is already steps above anyone else. Got to believe in the 29 dimensions if you fill out your questionnaire honestly and not just slap one together.
 
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