[brady8]

I met my wife on eHarmony, and every date I went on before that through the site was great, with interesting, intelligent women (although the chemistry wasn't there until I met my wife). I don't know if eHarmony has the problem solved in its entirety, but the quality of my matches leads me to believe that they're doing something well, and something well worth the money.

[svachalek]

Ditto, although I suspect it's less about the matching algorithm and more about

(1) a matching process that prevents spamming and forces (well, paradoxically it optionally forces) a back-and-forth interaction before dropping into the standard e-mail mode and

(2) a female-male ratio greater than 1 which further turns around the usual dynamic of overwhelmed women choosing between invisible men

[majormajor]

I've had very good experiences with it as well, and while I thought the matches were pretty good, I'm very curious as to how much of its success is due to the matching algorithm and how much is the process it uses. The somewhat high price barrier helps ensure people are serious, and the metered-out matching process helps prevent people from sending or being overwhelmed by mass spam. It's a more "relaxing" experience to leisurely read through a few profiles a day and send some of the quick questions out to find out if there's mutual interest (though I often skipped past the second or third steps to get straight to direct messaging).

[amirn]

Eharmony is a great site. But it's aimed squarely at people looking for serious relationships.

We're looking at people who aren't necessarily at that stage yet.