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After a few months of using Eharmony, I've discovered there are several issues I have with the dating site. The main reason I don't like Eharmony is because of the cost and the fact I have no control over searching for women. In a previous blog post I discussed 10 Reasons Why I Hate Tinder and compared to Tinder, Eharmony isn't necessarily a. The hype comes in the form of the television commercials showing what is reported to be actual couples that met using eHarmony. What isn’t shown is the overwhelming majority of users who didn’t find their true love using eHarmony. With any product or service it’s easy to find outliers that have had an extraordinary experience.

When users sign on to eHarmony, they are presented with a lengthy compatibility test. At the end of the test, you’ll be shown profiles of other users, who have a compatibility score on their profile.

A good compatibility score on eHarmony is any profile that is over 100. This means they are more likely to share your views and interests based on your compatibility test scores. Anything close to 60 or 70 means low compatibility based on eHarmony’s data.

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In this article, we’re going to show you everything you need to know about compatibility scores on eHarmony and why it can help you secure longer relationships.

Understand eHarmony’s Compatibility Score

Separated from all dating apps, eHarmony has created an algorithm to help users create more meaningful matches. They’ve named this science-based approach their “compatibility test”.

When a user signs up to use eHarmony, they will fill out basic info such as their gender and their sexual preference. Once the user fills out all of the basic info, they will then be taken through a series of questions which are all part of the compatibility test.

Questions that are featured in this test include understanding if you’re a morning or night person, staying in or going out to clubs, and preferences such as outdoor or indoor getaways.

These questions are all calculated by eHarmony’s algorithm, which helps match up users who share the same interests. This why eHarmony claims to have a 3.6% divorce rate with users who get married off their platform.

This divorce rate on eHarmony is significantly lower than the standard U.S. divorce rate. eHarmony claims that it’s compatibility test and score results are the reason relationships are better matched.

The eHarmony compatibility test is lengthy and can take a user up to 20 minutes to complete. Although it may seem tedious, the platform must understand your interests and personality to match you with other users better.

Once you’ve completed the compatibility test, you’ll be given a compatibility score.

Matching By The Compatibility Score

The compatibility score is a score that’s given on a scale from 60-140. Anything closer to 60 typically means that there is little to no compatibility between you and that person.

An example of this is if the person likes to party and enjoy long nights, meanwhile you like to relax and enjoy early mornings.

Using their compatibility tests, eHarmony is able to anticipate your interests and personality habits and best match you with someone you would enjoy spending time with.

Users who are closer to 100 on the compatibility score, are someone that eHarmony believes is the right fit for you. The higher the score, the closer to personal preferences they are to you.

When eHarmony presents profiles on your home screen, it’s best to look for nearby profiles that have anything close to 100 or above to match with someone you know for a fact confidently has your same interests.

This is the main difference between eHarmony and other apps like Match.com or Tinder. eHarmony uses science and predictability tests to best match up to its users. There’s no card stack; there’s no guessing if a user may be a good fit just because they live down the street.

What Is The Highest Compatibility Score On eHarmony?

The highest compatibility score on eHarmony is 140. This means that you and the other user are a perfect match. You’ve both picked every single question the same on the compatibility test and meet all the necessary criteria for a perfect match.

A perfect match is often very rare, as no two people are exactly alike. This is also a great thing about the test. It closely matches up users with their similar interests but realizes that not every single person is alike.

However, when you’re searching for matches, we recommend searching for high compatibility scores that are over 100. Anything closer to 140 is often ideal but can often be hard to find.

These high scores give the user a look inside of what each profile can bring in terms of happiness and well-being in the future.

We recommend going premium, and sorting the high compatibility scores in your area, to best find a match that fits your preference both physically and mentally.

Simply having enough data to collect on your user before actually talking to them is beneficial for deciding if you want a future with this person.

What Is The Lowest Compatibility Score On eHarmony?

The lowest compatibility score on eHarmony is a 60. This score signifies that you and that other user have nothing in common.

It’s rare to see a score be that low. However, it’s possible to see a low score on eHarmony as you’re scrolling through profiles. Scores that are below 80, we recommend you disregard them.

This can be one of the hardest parts of using eHarmony. Often, profiles come across our screen with a beautiful person with a deficient compatibility score.

For the sake of your time, we recommend skipping right over them. eHarmony’s algorithm is powerful enough to match you with the best fit for your personality. Taking a risk on someone who does not fit your personality can lead to heartache later down the road.

Conclusion

eHarmony’s compatibility score is unique and unlike any other dating platform. Each profile is given a score between 60-140, which allows users to decide how compatible they are with one another.

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eHarmony takes a science-based approach to their profile matching, as opposed to the anesthetics approach. This helps relationships be more meaningful and purposeful ask you’re not just judging off of looks, but for interests and personality.

Although eHarmony may seem a bit pricey compared to other dating apps, it’s highly recommended as all users on the platform are serious about the dating process. If they’ve paid and taken the time to complete a 20-minute test, you can be confident the person on the other end is interested in learning more about you, just as much as you care for them.

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In the end, that’s what really matters as we look to spend the rest of our life with someone who is both our spouse and our best friend.

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eharmony.com
Type of businessPrivate
FoundedAugust 22, 2000; 20 years ago
Pasadena, California, U.S.
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Key peopleNeil Clark Warren(Founder)
Greg Forgatch (Founder)
URLwww.eharmony.com
LaunchedAugust 22, 2000; 20 years ago
Previous eHarmony headquarters in the OneWest Bank building in downtown Pasadena

Eharmony (styled eHarmony) is an online dating website launched in 2000. eHarmony is based in Los Angeles, California, and owned by German mass media company ProSiebenSat.1 Media.[1]

History[edit]

eHarmony's original logo, used until August 20, 2017.

eHarmony was founded by Neil Clark Warren, a clinical psychologist, with his son-in-law, Greg Forgatch.[2] Warren and Forgatch created Neil Clark Warren & Associates, a seminar company, in 1995.[2] The company eventually became the dating website eHarmony.[2] During its initial four years, the website was developed by TechEmpower.[3]

The service was financed with a $3 million investment from Fayez Sarofim & Co. and individual investors.[4] eHarmony was launched in 2000, making it the first algorithm-based dating site.[4][5] Between 2000 and 2010, about 33 million members used the service.[6] As of 2008, about 15,000 people were taking the eHarmony questionnaire each day.[7]Harris Interactive said in 2010 that after finding a match on eHarmony, an average of 542 eHarmony members in the United States marry every day.[8]

eHarmony has been profitable since 2004.[9] In 2009, eHarmony's cumulative revenue exceeded $1.0 billion while their annual revenue was about $250 million.[10][9] As of 2012, eHarmony had 14 percent of the U.S. dating-services market.[11]

During 2009–12, new memberships, retention rates and time spent on the site decreased. In July 2012, Neil Clark Warren came out of retirement to become chief executive officer. Warren closed unprofitable international operations, switched advertisers, made changes to the board,[12] and bought back stock from Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures.[11] eHarmony featured in the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, where the namesake protagonist speaks to a personal counselor at the company.[13] In 2017, it was reported that eHarmony had about 750,000 paid subscribers and 10 million active users, which was about the same as it had been in 2012.[14] Warren left the company again in July 2016.[2]

In 2016, eHarmony announced their questionnaire would now be optional for users.[15] By 2017, the questionnaire consisted of 150 questions, down from 450 questions.[16]

In 2018, German mass media company ProSiebenSat.1 Media purchased eHarmony via their Nucom ecommerce division (a joint venture of ProSiebenSat and private equity firm General Atlantic).[1]

Methodology[edit]

Prospective members complete a proprietary questionnaire about their characteristics, beliefs, values, emotional health and skills. Matching algorithms, which the company believes match people's core traits and values to replicate the traits of happy couples, use these answers to match members with users the company believes will be compatible.[17] The software technology also evaluates users' behavioral data such as average time spent on the site.[18]

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Buckwalter says that the compatibility system rests a lot on commonality, for their belief is that 'Opposites attract, then they attack.'[19]

Starting in January 2017, eHarmony users could see why they are considered compatible with a feature called 'The Two Of You Together'. They will be able to see the matches who score at an advanced level of compatibility and also why.[20]

Reception and analysis[edit]

Applicant rejection[edit]

It is estimated that about 20% of eHarmony applicants are rejected.[21] In 2007, eHarmony stated since the site's launch, they had rejected about a million people who applied to use the service. They reported that about 30% of those applicants were denied because they were already married, 27% were younger than the minimum application age of 21, and 9% provided inconsistent answers on the application. eHarmony also stated they reject anyone under the age of 60 who has been married more than four times, or who fails their 'dysthymia scale', testing as having a depressed disposition.[22]

Same-sex couples[edit]

When it began, eHarmony did not offer same-sex matches; it now offers them through a separate service, Compatible Partners.[23] Warren said that he had done extensive research on heterosexual marriage but did not know enough about homosexual relationships to do same-sex match-making, which he said 'calls for some very careful thinking. Very careful research.'[23] He also said that eHarmony promotes heterosexual marriage, adding that (at the time) same-sex marriage was illegal in most places, saying 'We don't really want to participate in something that's illegal.'[23] In another interview, Warren went into more detail on his own views, noting that 'cities like San Francisco, Chicago or New York... they could shut [eHarmony] down so fast. We don't want to make enemies out of them. But at the same time, I take a real strong stand against same-sex marriage, anywhere that I can comment on it.'[24]

eHarmony's lack of same-sex matching options prompted lawsuits claiming that eHarmony violated laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.[25] As part of the settlement of a New Jersey case,[26]eHarmony launched a partner website called Compatible Partners providing match-making 'for men and women looking for a serious same-sex relationship'.[27][28]Theodore B. Olson, an attorney for eHarmony, said that even though the company believed the complaint was 'an unfair characterization of our business', it chose to settle because of the unpredictable nature of litigation.[29] In 2010, eHarmony settled a separate class-action lawsuit filed in California that alleged illegal discrimination based on sexual orientation. The company, which did not admit wrongdoing, agreed to allow access to both its gay and straight dating sites with a single subscription, to display its gay dating services more prominently and to establish a settlement fund to pay people who can show they were harmed by the company's policies.[30][31]

As of 2013, about 200,000 people had registered with Compatible Partners.[32] Michelle Garcia, writing in the LGBT-interest magazine, The Advocate, also said that, like eHarmony, Compatible Partners attracts high-quality customers. According to Garcia, 'Because of the price tag and the emphasis on long-term relationships... Compatible Partners' users are seen as quite desirable.'[32]

Matching paying members with non-paying members[edit]

After approval by the questionnaire, eHarmony begins to match members regardless of their subscription status. A member's list of matches does not indicate which members are paying or non-paying, so users may not be able to communicate with all of their matches.[33]

Security breach[edit]

On June 6, 2012, eHarmony confirmed that its password database had been breached and a section of its user base had been affected.[34][35] Affected members were sent e-mails by the company requesting them to change their password immediately.[36]

Explaining success[edit]

A 2010 article published by the Harvard Business Review attributed the success of eHarmony's system to their large membership base, their efforts to exclude people who are not serious about dating, and their membership fees being more expensive than the fees for other dating websites. The author hypothesizes that, since eHarmony's questionnaire and high cost of membership deter people who are interested in casual dating, eHarmony's members are more likely to be interested in a long-term relationship.[37]

Criticism over claims[edit]

A 2012 analysis of dating websites by Scientific American stated that eHarmony, along with other algorithm-based dating sites, had not yet provided members of the scientific community with information about their matching algorithm which could be used to vet their claims about their algorithms being scientifically-based.[5]

In 2014, eHarmony was criticized by the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau over claims the company had made about their rates of success. This occurred after Match.com challenged claims made by eHarmony about the two companies' relative success.[38]

In 2018, the Advertising Standards Authority stated that an eHarmony ad which included the lines, 'It's time science had a go at love,' and 'Imagine being able to stack the odds of finding lasting love entirely in your favor,' was misleading. When the ASA asked for evidence supporting eHarmony's claims that their scientifically proven matching system increases the odds of finding love, eHarmony was not able to provide any.[39] The ASA subsequently banned advertisements that claimed the use of a scientifically proven matching system. eHarmony publicly disagreed with the ASA but said it would work with them to clarify its advertising.[40]

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