As I am an avid online dater, many friends ask about the differences between online dating sites. We all know people who have found luck and love on many different sites. Sigh* Dating in 21st century is never like before. I remember meeting a girl in college who met her husband in a chat room and thinking "OMG! Is she desperate? There are so many weirdos out there!!!" (Actually, "OMG" had not even been invented yet because there was no text messaging in college. I had a pager.)
Some of the most popular sites are match.com and Eharmony. I have done both, plus a few others. What I found was A) You get what you pay for and B) Dating is in the eye of the beholder.
For free sites, I found that you meet people who either want a hook up or are so burnt out on the dating scene that they couldn't meet the right person if Ms. Right bit them in the butt. My theory is: if a guy is willing to invest in a good dating site, he is willing to invest in a relationship. (As a beginning factor.)
For Match and Eharmony, I feel like it is a difference between shopping at say, Ross and shopping at a Westlake boutique. In a Westlake boutique, it's expensive and really nice, but oftentimes limited in merchandise. So much like Eharmony, you get limited matches and often limited in what you are looking for... so thank you, come again. (I am not currently on Eharmony but have met wonderful men through this.)
As for Ross, (aka Match.com) it truly comes down to this: Match has a LOT of men, but you have to search through a LOT of crap to find what you are looking for. There are so many men out there looking to just get laid--to put it bluntly... If you are looking for marriage you need to seek out those marriage-minded people who you can actually have fun with.
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