Honest Question: Does Eharmony work for Black women?

This is a very honest heartfelt question....does eharmony work for Black women? It seems to me that only success stories I see are from nice, decent looking to very attractive Caucasian people. I see quite a few interracial couples (Black men and and other races other than Black, which is fine.) and I'm not saying that there are'nt any matches or success stories, I just havent heard of many or seen them on here...maybe 3...

But I am not convinced at this point that this site works for a Black women. I haven't communicated with anyone since I have been on here, which has been 6 months...I do have my options open to other races and still nothing...majority of my matches are from people who aren't paying members, matches of Black men are very slim, and with those few, there isn't any chemistry for me....and there are a lot of matches I receive of White men, and sometimes it's the same thing or the match is closed. I am an attractive woman with good qualities...but I am starting to think I am wasting my time and money. Maybe this site isn't structured for me as a Black woman...
So, I was just wonder if I could get some feed back to if there have been some nice match ups, communications or even dates for Black women on eharmony...just to get some insight, before I cancel my time here.
Please someone help me out...give me some good news, prove me wrong! Lol!

Fair enough, Renee. Although when there are entire websites devoted to how much they hate all the "Joshua & Tanyalee" TV ads, perhaps it's at least one clue that eH Marketing needs to be thinking about some other alternatives (& faces).

Hi ming_on_mongo,

Hey, FYI, earlier this month we introduced some new TV commercials on our blog. Not sure how much longer the Joshua & Tanyalee ads will be running, but I hope you'll find comfort in knowing that we are working on new commercials!

http://www.eharmony.com/blog/2009/10/02/meet-our-new-commercial-couples/

All the best,

-Renee
eHarmony Advice Host

Thanks, that's great! Although too bad both couples are still white (but what the heck, at least they're not "Joshua & Tanyalee", who seemed to annoy alot of folks for some reason)!

BTW, they'll probably catch it later, but note the typo where Sam signs his account of giving Debbie a ring, with the name "Pam".

Although dunno, maybe that's just how you guys are "testing the waters" for future acceptance of the "gay" thang....!

Hi sexyme13,

I am very happy to see that you have gotten quite a few responses to your inquiry and that, as you shared with varnold, you are trying to be optimistic!

I must say I am concerned that you say you haven't communicated with anyone in 6 months. If that is the case, the first thing I recommend is that you review your About Me page and photos to make sure they are presenting you in the best, most effective way possible. If you need feedback regarding your About Me page, I encourage you to take advantage of the Profile Workshops available here on eHarmony Advice. Also, many articles/discussions regarding the best photos to post are also available on our site.

Next I wanted to ask if you've been willing to communicate with the majority of your matches and are you making the most of your search by initiating communication? Please remember that there is a reason you received each match, and we encourage you to be open-minded and at least do some communicating before deciding that a match absolutely has no potential to be The One.

Of course we know that chemistry is important, but sometimes you really can't know if it's there with a match until you meet them person! Their smile or energy or voice may change your mind about someone you may not have found attractive right away. This has been the experience of some of our successful members, and you can imagine how glad they are that they took a chance and communicated with someone they weren't initially interested in.

So please review your profile and, if you aren't already doing so, I encourage you to communicate with most, if not all, of your matches before closing them.

sexyme13, you mentioned that you haven't heard of or seen may successfully matched Black women; so I wanted to share the following links in the hopes of inspiring you to remain positive during your search:

The first is to a commercial from a past TV campaign featuring Traci and her husband Jeremy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k28rM-pGrU&NR=1

The following are just a few of the stories I found on our Success Stories page.

Teneise and Hassan from Philadelphia, PA, were married October 9th, 2008: http://www.eharmony.com/success/stories/nearly-gave-up/1293
Wilma and Roosevelt from Greenville, GA, were married May 16th, 2009: http://www.eharmony.com/success/stories/diversity/1623
Chandra and Brian from Pontiac, MI, were engaged February 15th, 2009: http://www.eharmony.com/success/stories/diversity/1589
Juanita and Ralph from Vienna, VA, were engaged June 5th, 2009: http://www.eharmony.com/success/stories/science-of-love/1943

Also, please keep in mind that the couples featured in our TV ads and on our Success Stories page are couples who were willing to share their story with others. There are many, many eHarmony couples who don't wish to have their story featured. So broad assumptions about the type of members who are successful on our site shouldn't be made simply from the members who allow us to share their stories with others.

I hope that my suggestions and these links will help you have a more positive eHarmony experience.

All the best,

-Renee
eHarmony Advice Host