Meh.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by bilmore
Wouldn't their matching get better and better as they get more feedback from your early dates?

You would think, but I'm not sure how feedback like "Listing my likes to include "hanging out around the house" does NOT mean you should send me someone who still lives with em's mother, you assholes!" would work into eHarmony's algorithm.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
hmm. I think it is because you start to get promising ones right as your subscription is about to expire. My friend told me she got one match in 2.5 months, and then six matches two days or so when it was about to expire.

Hmmmm. I think by the time it was about to expire, I knew I was moving halfway across the country. So I don't recall what I got, since it was a moot point. If I did get a bunch of good ones right at the end, it would have been really really annoying and pissed me off.

[Jack Manfred]

The company's ringers, branded "date bait", went on as many as 100 dates a month -- three per day -- with Match.com customers

Can I sue for back pay? I went on three dates a day for a couple of weeks earlier this year when I was on match.com.

Several months before I paid for a subscription, I put a profile up on the site. I got an email from a woman with a model-quality picture on her profile. It seemed very out of the blue, but she didn't return my follow-up email. I could be persuaded that there are ringers on the site.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
ABBA(seriously asking what they "match" people on)Kiss

Why won't you cocksuckers answer me?

ABBA(TM)Kiss

[bilmore]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
There is a comedienne named Maria something (has a little girl voice) who does a thing about a dating service and it is hysterical. Things like, "He is 5'2" and balding. He has an interesting career -- he is a pirate...a sea pirate. He is MARRIED.....so when would you like to meet him?"

Back in my very late teens, I got set up with a woman who was only in town for a short while. Turns out she was in the merchant marine. As the night progressed, she got incredibly drunk, and she wanted to trade punches to see who was toughest.

She was.

So, how bad can this on-line matching really be?

[bilmore]

quote:
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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
ABBA(seriously asking what they "match" people on)Kiss
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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Why won't you cocksuckers answer me?

ABBA(TM)Kiss

Sorry.

Patience and gentility.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by spookyfish
2. He's a fat Don Knotts.



And I would be wary of anybody who looks (and sounds) like a fat Don Knotts giving dating advice.

That's cold, and I think unduly limiting.

Wonk you go right ahead and post. Please do not self-censor.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Why won't you cocksuckers answer me?

ABBA(TM)Kiss

I've never used eHarmony. On Match.com, you do the matching yourself.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
I've never used eHarmony. On Match.com, you do the matching yourself.

But matching of what? Is it an "I am looking for this and I am offering this" type of thing or is it "you answered 30 out of 50 questions the same as this person so go forth and date."

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by bilmore
Back in my very late teens, I got set up with a woman who was only in town for a short while. Turns out she was in the merchant marine. As the night progressed, she got incredibly drunk, and she wanted to trade punches to see who was toughest.

She was.

So, how bad can this on-line matching really be?

I bet gwnc could kick the asses of half the guys on this board, but everyone still wants to do her. Or at least let her kick his (or her) ass.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Why won't you cocksuckers answer me?

ABBA(TM)Kiss

A quick google search revealed the following: http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/...tm?POE=LIFISVA

• Matches on eHarmony are based on "29 areas of compatibility" developed by founder Neil Clark Warren.
  
  A marriage will likely thrive if couples share at least 10 of these key personality traits and habits, from curiosity and industriousness to ambition, traditionalism and feelings about children, Warren says.
  
  His favorite dimension is adaptability, which he says is crucial for the survival of a long-term relationship. For instance, Warren says his wife, Marylyn, became much more liberal late in life, and he became an Internet entrepreneur. But he says they're adaptable, so he's rethinking some of his positions and she came to work for eHarmony.
  
  The test is designed to reveal traits in ways users may not always recognize, Warren says. The system is proprietary; he will not reveal exactly how the 29 dimensions are used to match people.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I want to date someone who introduces me to new things, not someone who is a mirror image of myself.

ABBA(seriously asking what they "match" people on)Kiss

What haven't you done?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Hello, Gentle Reader –

I’m writing you today to tell you the story of Gus.

This is Gus.



This 4 month old furball, I’m coming to realize, is one profoundly stupid cat.

In our backyard we have a Jacaranda tree. Gus, it appears, likes our Jacaranda tree.

Day 1: We find Gus sitting in the V in the tree, mewing for help. About 5 feet up. Reach out and grab Gus, tell him not to climb the tree, put him down. Away he goes.

Day 2: Gus climbs waaaaaay up into the tree, probably 15 feet. Unreachable by any ladders in our possession. Fortunately, the landscaping guy is around, and Mrs. Gattigap asks for the guy’s help. Guy puts on the tree-climbing gear, hops up the tree, gets Gus, drops him onto blanket that Mrs. G and MIL are holding aloft. Gus darts for the house.

Day 3: Mrs. G out for the day, me and FIL at home. Early afternoon. Hear mewing outside. Curse. Look up, Gus is in the same precise spot. Call Mrs. G. Come to consensus that the answer is not to employ fire dept. at cost of (reportedly) hundreds of dollars for a 1-minute kitten rescue. Answer, instead, is to let the cat figure out how to get down, because otherwise this little endeavor is headed for painful, utter failure.

Several hours later, Gus is still there. FIL and I step outside to assess the situation. FIL says, you know, when I was a kid, we’d get cats out of trees by tossing rocks at it.

I arch eyebrows, look over at FIL. FIL turns palms up, adopts “I’m just sayin’” expression.

We assemble various wiffle balls, soft mini-basketballs, etc. Toss each up to Gus such that the top of the arc comes close to him. Gus is unmoved, though he finds this exercise interesting. 15 minutes later, a mini-basketball occupies Gus’ exact spot on the branch. Gus tumbles, falls to the deck below. Lands upright -- though, admittedly, dispassionate observers wouldn’t call this a perfect 4-point landing. Gus darts into house (and is unharmed from the experience). FIL and I decide to say that we saw Gus fall, though not necessarily volunteer that we knocked him out of the tree.

Day 4: Gus back in tree, in same freakin’ spot. I have to leave for a dinner, plan is for others to let Gus figure out the mechanics of tree descent on his own.

I return after event. Everyone in house is asleep, except Gus, who’s still in the tree, mewing. I softly call up to Gus. Explain, cajole, plead, curse. Gus is unmoved. I contemplate what to do, and while engaged in Deep Thought on the topic, fall asleep on couch.

Awake at about 1am. Mrs. G is there, worrying about Gus. We go outside to assess our options. Gus still there, still mewing. We’re both exhausted. Mrs. G worries about Gus falling asleep and then, well, falling. At this point, I don’t see this as a uniformly bad outcome. Mrs. G disagrees. We need Options.

Well, says I, we could toss balls up in his direction, see if it'll make him come down. No, says she, that sounds a bit cruel.

Pause.

Maybe, says she, you could get out the hose and spray water near him. You know, just to encourage him to come down.

I arch eyebrows, look over at Mrs. G. She turns palms up, adopts “I’m just sayin’” expression.

So, at 1am, I get out the Domestic Water Cannon. Spray hose in Gus’ general direction. Gus is unmoved.

It’s at this point, Gentle Reader, that your author lost patience with this overall exercise. I adjusted the arc of the water slightly, and what was a Warning Shot Across The Bow became more of a Direct Water Assault.

Gus tumbles, falls, lands upright. Though, admittedly, most dispassionate observers wouldn’t call it a perfect 4-point landing. Wet, bedraggled Gus darts into house to gorge on food and receive pampering from Mrs. G while I turn off the Water Cannon.

Friday morning, I get a call. Gus was back in a tree.

Stay tuned, Gentle Reader, for Part II: The Vigil.*

Very truly yours,

I remain

Gattigap


* Assuming positive or at least noncommittal audience response.

Translation: Gatti is a good match for spinster cat-lovers.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Not Bob
A quick google search revealed the following: http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/...tm?POE=LIFISVA

• Matches on eHarmony are based on "29 areas of compatibility" developed by founder Neil Clark Warren.
  
  A marriage will likely thrive if couples share at least 10 of these key personality traits and habits, from curiosity and industriousness to ambition, traditionalism and feelings about children, Warren says.
  
  His favorite dimension is adaptability, which he says is crucial for the survival of a long-term relationship. For instance, Warren says his wife, Marylyn, became much more liberal late in life, and he became an Internet entrepreneur. But he says they're adaptable, so he's rethinking some of his positions and she came to work for eHarmony.
  
  The test is designed to reveal traits in ways users may not always recognize, Warren says. The system is proprietary; he will not reveal exactly how the 29 dimensions are used to match people.

Is breast size a weighted dimension?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I bet you that you'll start again in less than two months.

I'll take the under.

TM