Best 5 Dating Sites

Overview

eHarmony is a highly successful, sophisticated online dating site, ideal for singles seeking long-term, compatible and meaningful relationships. The site claims to screen each possible compatible match via 29 dimensions before officially declaring the pair as a compatible. This is quite thorough and as a result, compatible pool sizes are likely to be much smaller on eHarmony than on other dating websites. At the same time, the likelihood of that potential lifelong partner being within that small pool is fairly high which is an exciting prospect. However, this can be very limiting and requires members to completely buy-in and trust the matching technology. Nonetheless, for those really looking for a soul-mate, who want to steer away from searching for other singles on basic criteria such as hobbies and interests, this is an ideal dating website.

Features

Before using any of the features, singles have to become members by taking the personality-profiling test. This is a long and fairly time-consuming test, asking a variety of questions in order to gauge deep values, ideals, beliefs and preferences. Once this is complete, members are given a report of the results and these are then placed on the members' dating profile. Members have the option to add their own information and preferences on their profile and can upload a photo. The website offers a number of communication features depending on the membership plan they have chosen. From simple messaging, alerts and icebreakers to real-time online chatting and more - there are a number of tools to engage in conversation with potential matches.

Safety and Security

eHarmony is a highly secure online dating service, just like any other professional dating website. All profiles are completely private from non-members and members can choose to remain anonymous. Again, like most comprehensive dating websites, members are able to use blocking features if necessary, to prevent unwanted contact. All contact details remain private and the website offers tips and information on dating in a safe way both on and off-line.

Pricing

OPTIONS	COST PER MONTH	SAVINGS
1-Month Membership	$59.95	-
3-Month Membership	$39.95	33%
6-Month Membership	$29.95	50%
12-Month Membership	$19.95	67%

Ease of use

eHarmony is very easy to use. Everything is self-explanatory with clearly labelled tabs to navigate from one section of the website to the other. The overall feel of the website is serious and is most certainly aimed at singles looking for love, but it is still very approachable and welcoming with a clean, friendly feel about it. The website offers lots of additional information on dating, navigating the site and getting the most from the features, so from a usage perspective, it is excellent and well thought out.

The Search

Searching on eHarmony is quite different from most other online dating sites, as members do not really have to do any manual searching. Of course, members are able to conduct their own search of registered singles, but the personality profiling results will generate the unique pool of singles that will be more closely compatible to individual needs and personalities. The pool of compatibles generated from the personality profiling results is fairly small compared with other dating websites using personality tools, but the matches are very well chosen and one should find plenty in common with most singles within that small pool. Overall, eHarmony is an excellent dating site for single professionals who are willing and able to invest a little time in online dating in order to reap the rewards. In the long-term, the website claims to save lots of time by reducing the number of bad dates with non-compatibles. The website is easy to use and very comprehensive, if lacking a little in fun, but certainly offers the intelligent approach to dating that many singles over the age of about 35 years are now seeking.

Last updated: May 01, 2023