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Anecdotal counterpoint: I know of at least 2 instances of people who have met on eHarmony, via paid accounts, and have proceeded to end up in very solid relatio
by swombat 16y ago
Anecdotal counterpoint: I know of at least 2 instances of people who have met on eHarmony, via paid accounts, and have proceeded to end up in very solid relationships.
I know no such success stories with OKCupid.
- sjs382 16y agoI'm one. Been together 14 months, today. Recently, I joked "we should film a 'success story' commercial for OkCupid." :)
- alttab 16y agoMake that two.
- unwiredben 16y agoAnd three -- I met two very good friends and my wife (just had our first anniversary) through OKCupid.
- alttab 16y agoI've seen enough OKCupid success stories on this thread alone I say they contact us for some free PR :)
- DeusExMachina 16y agoIt could also be just a difference in marketing strategy.
- Goronmon 16y agoThat's not really a counter-point as the post never claims that you have zero-chance of having a long-term relationship using a paid site.
- shade 16y agoI am also an eHarmony success story. Met my girlfriend there, we'll have been together for 8 months next week, already planning on moving in together next summer (we probably would have already if we hadn't both renewed leases right around the time we met). With online dating in general, I think what you get out of it really comes down to what your attitude going in is. I saw sites like eHarmony and OKCupid as primarily ways to be introduced to more people. If I struck up a conversation with anyone, I'd ask to meet them fairly quickly, and would approach those dates with a pretty laid-back, no-obligation, "let's meet this person and see how we get along" attitude. Going in relaxed like that really takes a lot of the pressure off and makes it easier to just get to know someone.