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ll each of these phrases describes you:
“I do things according to a plan.” “I take time out for others.” “I seek adventure.” “I often carry the conversation to a higher level.”
These questions are just part of the profile-building process at eHarmony, which uses characteristics like this to come up with boasts as “29 dimensions of compatibility.”
The science behind how online matches are made might seem baffling, but eHarmony swears it works. The dimensions are divided into two groups: “Core Traits” and “Vital Attributes.” The questions cover every aspect of life, from social interactions to physical attributes to religion and spirituality.
Once the member has completed the matching questionnaire, eHarmony will e-mail them potential matches.
Bernadette Peters, who met her fiancee, Bob Confer, online, said out of all the dating services she looked at, eHarmony’s process took the most work and got the least results.
“It is complicated,” she said. “For all the work you put into it, I don’t think they do a good job matching.”
She ended up finding Confer on Match.com, a site she said was “more flexible” and easier to use.
Match.com representative Maida Goodman said the site allows people to find each other based on what they know they’re looking for.
“There really isn’t any science to it,” Goodman said. “It is like-minded people using the tools that Match.com developed for their members, allowing people to narrow their search for that special someone by every possible criterion.”
On Match.com and Yahoo! Personals, people can search by location, age, and specific interests.
“You can even search by keywords or MatchWords to really zero in on common interests,” Goodman said.
Contact April Amadon
at 439-9222, Ext. 6251.
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