eHarmony Review
We recommend eHarmony because it is owned and run by Christians and has a good track record. Indeed all the sites we recommend are owned and run by Christians. There are a few "Christian Dating Sites" that are run by secular businesses that run a variety of dating sites which are quite contrary to the word of God. We believe by encouraging Christians to make use of genuinely run Christian dating sites, then the blessing and favour of God will manifest as one looks for a spouse.
"The man who finds a wife finds a treasure
and receives favor from the Lord"
Proverbs 18:22
New Living Translation
Summary
A quality Christian Dating online site, eHarmony has more marriages per member than any Christian dating online site because you are matched based on what is proven to work in successful marriages so much so that on average, 90 of theri members get married every day. This is the most expensive site of all, but it's well worth it. You can try out their free profiler for free.
Features
PROFILER - Be prepared to spend some time filling in the profiler, a good feature is you can save what you have done as you go along. However, the time spent is more than recouped in matching you to people that you are compatible with. Incidentally the questionaire also enables eHarmony to screen out undesirable or untruthful applicants. It is not obviously perfect but does offer some degree of security.
COMPATIBILITY MATCHING SYSTEM - A patented system that is scientifically proven method to match based on these 29 crucial dimensions necessary for success in a long term relationships which include values, character, intellect, sense of humor, spiritual beliefs, passion. Subscribers are presented with a list of people whom the system has deemed compatible and they then chose to initiate contact with or indeed be contacted by another party who has you in their match list.
GUIDED COMMUNICATION - Often the only thing harder than finding someone who interests you, is getting to know them. eHarmony's Guided Communication option helps you to get to know and communicate with someone at very deep levels in a fun, SAFE and ANONYMOUS way.So you can focus on the enjoyment of getting to know your matches, without worrying about the awkwardness of the first few communications and revealing your personal details until you are well and truly ready.
POST A PHOTO - Photos are only available to paid members and even then, photos may be viewed only if a match agrees to a let a particular individual view their photo, reducing "photo shopping".
SAFE EMAIL - Secure and annonymous online eMail, that enables you to communicate with your matches without haveing to use your own personal email and thuis maintaining your privacy until you are ready to exchange personal details. SAFE CALL - Alllows for the secure and annonymous use of any touch tone telephone including mobile or cell phones to communicate verbally with another party without having to divulge personnal information such as phone numbers and addresses. HELP AND FAQ - Comprehensive help with a search facility to enable you to get the most out of eHarmony.
Membership Plans
(All prices are in US dollars)
Period Cost
1 month: $59.95 Only $1.93/day
3 month: $110.85 Equivalent to $36 a month Only $1.16/day
6 month: $173.70 Equivalent to $28 a month Only 90 cents/day
1 year* : $251.40 Equivalent to $20 a month Only 64 cents/day
Note*
You can settle your 12 month membership in 3 payments of $83.80 (payable monthly during the first 3 months of membership). Credit card purchases only.
Thoughts ( Rating 4.8 out of 5.0 )
WOW what can we say. The personal profiler takes a LONG time to fill in but when you are done you can read through and get insights into your own personality and so be that much better at building relationships. This in it self is well worth the fees, since properly utilised enables one to work on making oneself more attractive by working and improving on your weak areas.
Having filled in the profile and recieved matches, we were extremely and pleasantly surprised to find that the matches that were presented were on the ball so to speak. In other words they were people whom one felt a certain affinity and yes could get on well with. It is almost like having family and friends who know you really well drawing up a short list of suitable matches for you. The fact that matches are sent to you can be bit disconcerting as compared with other sites where you browse through a "catalog".
The guided communication where you exchange preset questions over a time period so as to "break the ice" would be greatly appreciated by people who are not overtly extrovert. If you are one of those gifted, in easily making friends and striking up relationships, there is a fastrack option that skips all that and you can communicate directly with one of your selected matches.
This is definitely THE SITE if you can afford the rather steep fees. Still "...the measure you give is the measure you recieve..".
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