slc2006 is offline slc2006 Post #1  June 16,2011, 6:17pm
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Hello - can someone please tell me how the height preference works? It just shows my height then to rate how important it is (as you know). If I pick very important does that mean the computer will try to match with guys my height? Is there any way to set it for a preference of men who are few inches taller than me?

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Yes - scale it back to "not important"
 
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I believe that if you set it to Very Important then you will be matched with only guys that are taller than you.

I am sure that it won't be too long before eHarmony figures out that the most important criteria for women is the height of their matches and will incorporate a setting for you to set the minimum height that you will accept.
 
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Gr8Guyn2008 wrote :
I am sure that it won't be too long before eHarmony figures out that the most important criteria for women is the height of their matches
Not for all of us
 
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Gr8Guyn2008 wrote :
I am sure that it won't be too long before eHarmony figures out that the most important criteria for women is the height of their matches and will incorporate a setting for you to set the minimum height that you will accept.
Would sign up in a heartbeat if that happened.
 
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Ahh.. another example on how eH takes a simple criteria setting, and turns it into a calculus problem..

From the site:
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"Nice to Haves" are a little different than your other Match Settings. The matching system will keep these settings in mind, and will always try to deliver matches that fit these preferences when available.
So when eH is delivering your matches, they put less weight on the height setting. All because of 'their' research into successful relationships.

If eH allowed for a true height setting, then a certain set of men(short) and women (tall) would overall receive a lot less matches.. It's a numbers game for them!

 
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upstategirl wrote :
Not for all of us
Absolutely, agree....height is down on my list of importance and really is a "nice to have". I can learn to deal with height if other appealing features/qualites are there.
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1104girl wrote :
Absolutely, agree....height is down on my list of importance and really is a "nice to have".
The face does it for me in terms of importance. Although too tall over 6'2 can be a turn off for me and i do not find that tallness appealing. But those that tall are out of the usual range.
 
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I thought all the women cared about was the length and width of her congressman??
 
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Brainstorming here - So some women insist on only receiving matches from men who are taller than them. Some even insist on a man taller than them in heels.

So would it be dishonest for these gals to make their own height a few (or many) inches taller in order to filter out guys too short for their tastes?

So a woman 5'5" barefoot - add 4" heels (ouch!) making her 5'9". She makes this her height on eH (or whatever height is the shortest she is willing to accept), and then adds a disclaimer somewhere in her profile explaining what she's done.

Not advocating deceit. It just seems this is a big deal for some women.

FWIW, height is probably the least important consideration for me. There are precious few men out there for me as it is - don't need to further limit my options
 
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