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Los Angeles-based eharmony launched in the United States in 2000 with its patented Compatibility Matching System® which allows eharmony members to be matched with compatible persons with whom they are likely to enjoy a long-term relationship.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2017

    I found that close to 100% of the matches eHarmony send are scammers. eHarmony does seem to follow the matches and later sends warnings that the 'match' has violated eHarmony principles and has been deleted from their service. The problem is that can and usually does take weeks. I started ignoring almost all eHarmony emails and just recently allowed one person to contact me and about 3 weeks later, he was removed from the site for eH policy violation. The problem is that during these weeks of communication the match complained of the site format and I, too, had problems scrolling and finding the eH questions/answers so we exchanged emails. NEVER DO THAT! It can seem cumbersome to stay on a sometimes dysfunctional site format but it does protect you somewhat.

    Eventually, the scammers sell your email to other companies or they start asking for money...with stories like they're stranded at an airport and can't access their mobile, etc. Some don't speak or write proper English which is a huge giveaway, especially when they describe themselves with a PhD in motor technology - some are easy to pinpoint. Some are sneakier and lie about the purity of their faith just to win a sense of trust. Buyer beware! I would not recommend eH to anyone!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2017

    I've been on eHarmony for several years because I'm very busy with work don't have time to social. I'm always a loyal paying customer to eHarmony for years. There are too many scammers on eHarmony. One scammer tried to scam me and didn't work because I'm too smart for that. I texted her back (via eHarmony site) said she is a scammer. Only one text message to her. Then eHarmony closed my account as well as scammer's account. I contacted eHarmony many times and no response from them. I already paid my membership already & lost my subscription money.

    I'm well educated, graduated from Stanford with top grades. I'm bitterly disappointed. Anyone wants to join eHarmony should read this. I'm been a loyal support for many years. Now I realized eHarmony just want money, doesn't really care about you as a person. I still want my eHarmony account back, only because I have a few good matches, I want to find out more. Also right now my previous matches probably think (falsely) I'm a scammer and a liar that's why eHarmony closed my account. I'm definitely a nice person not a scammer. I feel so, so sorry for my previous matches, because they must be bitterly disappointment.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2017

    As you can read from the title, eHarmony is super sneaky. I deactivated my account about a year ago from today August 31, 2017, and they just tried to charge me $80.83 to pay a subscription I did not authorize. Luckily I caught it today (which is the first day I saw the charge. It was not there yesterday) and I spoke to some guy with a thick country accent (who didn't even know how to spell). HE TRIED TO GET ME TO IGNORE THE CHARGE AND KEEP PAYING!!! My experience before this was just as bad. The entire website is A JOKE! eHarmony is the worst dating site I EVER tried and the people when you call them are rude! I am royally pissed! Would not recommend to anyone!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2017

    eHarmony claims that their goal is to match you to the perfect one. When you sign up there are settings to choose from including age, religion, distance, etc. You then are given a series of questions which I guess after talking to customer service are just for fun and you did not have to complete them. However, it does not say that anywhere, so I spent a lot of time completing them (about 900). Then I get my matches. A few local ones, and then there were a few located in Nova Scotia, 11 hours away from me, and in fact a majority of my matches were coming from Canada because according to match I was not being flexible. So, I became flexible with my age, and then religion. However, if I am Catholic, my goal is to marry someone who will want a wedding in a church, and to go to church so I thought no. I am not going to change my religion. If I stuck to the hour distance they kept sending emails to be more flexible.

    The worst part was my profile. When I viewed it was displaying pictures I had either deleted or never posted, one was from my phone. I sent numerous screen shots daily to their department. I asked everyday for a refund because I said the site is misleading, the technical issues are severe, and the matches are insane. I cannot travel to DC on a daily basis to have a relationship. It is 6 hours away, wear on my car, and I would have spend money on a hotel. If I went to Canada I would need a passport, and did you ever think if I had children if an ex would ever allow them to leave the country? If you show me people from Canada why stop there, add on people from the UK and Ireland. Someone must need a Visa. Now the questions, while some are good, others are silly. "Were you suspended in high school", I am 45, really? Leave that one for the 20 year olds.

    The interesting thing is on their dating question tips of what not to ask on a date, those same ones are on their questions. It takes you two hours to complete them, and when you think you are done, you go to a profile, and you run into questions you have not seen before. You answer their questions, but nothing happens. You are supposed to see their response, again another technical issue. Even Match, which is a gross site, and I lasted like two weeks on it had their site together. You saw what you saw. The other thing is, no one responds back, Match has a "No thank you," this site nothing, just a hide or block. Why not say no thanks and move on. It is easier. It is also annoying because they send you about 5 matches a day, they say they don't want to send them all at once. Why not, so send what is out there, and let me decide for myself.

    However, based on the technical issues of my profile not displaying correctly, the matches not displaying correctly, and sending me matches 11 hours away from a foreign country, I demanded my money back, and they said they are sending it. The site is a scam. You would have better luck looking up an old signal high school friend on Facebook, at least you know everything on the site is accurate. The best response I did get from customer service was when I told them I had a Canadian profile in French. They responded have them write it in English, are you daft? They live in Canada, they speak French, I have no right to ask him to speak English. That is someone who has not been to Canada. Skip this site. You will not find love here.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2017

    As soon as you sign up, you have to pay to see even the pictures of the matches. Such a money scam and my first question from a member who I couldn't even see was "Do you believe in pre-marital sex?" One might as well join Craigslist for free and get the same men. I've never seen a dating site with all grayed out photos until you pay. eHarmony needs to go away...

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2017

    The way it was explained I thought I was signing up for one month, if you are going to sign up for this service or any dating service BEWARE because it is very confusing. I only had this service for 5 days and cancelled it, I had no contacts that I was interested in and those I thought I would like to meet was not interested in me.

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    Sales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2017

    This is the worst dating site ever! Don't believe their lies! They will trick you into a membership you can not cancel for a year! They will charge you way too much for lame matches! Not enough people use it because it sucks and is way too expensive. So basically you end up with a bunch overweight, ** balding old guys. So good luck with that! I'm thinking of reporting them to the BBB for false advertisement. And when you actually want to get rid of your profile there is no way to actually do it. It's not like other sites where you can just delete your info, easily and simply. I had to literally go through everything I had written line by line and attempt to delete. Some items were just impossible to delete. This site really does suck! You would be really lucky if you actually met someone on this site worth spending time with.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2017

    About three fourths of the individuals I was matched with were either phony matches or were not active on the site. Of 35 matches, only 6-8 were active.

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    We take our members complaints seriously as individuals who misrepresent who they are on our site. If you have concerns about a particular match, please do not hesitate to report your match to us so that appropriate steps can be taken to keep eHarmony safe. You can report your match directly from their profile page or from within your communication. I would like to help as to your concern regarding active matches. Please reach out to me at membercare@eharmony.com

    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017

    eHarmony seems to be something it is not. I took subscription and never got one response until my subscription was due again then some handsome man messages me, says he is in Real Estate. So am I. So I checked him out and he does not exist, this was E-Harmony's way of getting me to sign up for another 3 months for $119.00. This is the biggest fraud/scam going. This company needs to be investigated and sued.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017

    I was matched with some kind of scary guys. There were instances of professional men lying about marital status, or significant health issues. And I don't know why the predominance on EHarmony, but it was definitely more prevalent than on Match.com.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2017

    I am 54, and I was hoping to meet someone who, through filling out answers to eHarmony questions, would be suitable for and have values and common interests like mine. I did not find a lot of the questions asking about the fundamental core of who I am and therefore that was the same for the men's profiles I was matched with as being so called compatible. I simply found this site superficial and that it was like meeting someone in a bar, except in a written meeting site.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2017

    I was matched with a man my total opposite. I felt like I had been pimped out. After taking on the computer for days. We exchanged phone numbers. On the first call the conversation from him quickly turned to sex talk. The more I objected the more he talked. I cut off conversation and reported him. Absolutely nothing was done. His profile was never taken off. I was so upset I stopped payment to site.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017

    I signed up with eHarmony for 6 months. After 2 months I only had 3 people send me messages and I immediately received an email from eHarmony each time stating that my matches account has been closed for fraudulent or compromised activity and then my account was hacked and had to be closed. I did at least get my money back.

    My latest match was from someone stating he met his match but his friend who is not on eHarmony saw my profile on his computer and wanted to try to connect us. He had a California phone number but claimed to have recently relocated to Florida. Originally from Poland moved here after wife died of cancer, owns his own business, very honest, caring, romantic blah blah blah. Knew all the right things to say. He actually sent me pictures and when I ran them through Google images (image finder) his picture came up on a German romance scammer website. I called him on it and had a big blow out. I don't believe eHarmony does enough to protect their clients. Not worth the aggravation and heartache.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017

    It is a joke. Despite paying for months they kept saying they could not find any matches for me. Joined on a few separate occasions. Left me wondering if these things are just a scam.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2017

    When at age 68 I was matched to a gentleman who lived 450 miles away and I thought, "You have got to be kidding me". Who knew that we would be married eight months later and still crazy for each other more than 7 years later!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2017

    In the past month I have tried eHarmony hoping being older and looking for something long term that this would be a good fit. I am a single mom in my mid 30's. I only was matched with either 20 something or men in their 50's. We would have similar interest, but they would be things like animals or food. I like workout, and do a lot outdoor. Most of them looked like they had never been to a gym ever. I explained to the customer service about my frustrations and he acted like it was my fault. "Well you could add more pictures." I'm sorry 8+ isn't enough.

    Then I would him about my matches and how off they were. He again made it seem like it was my fault, "Well you selected things as not too important." The reason because your site told me I would have better luck if I have moved it from very important to some what important. The bottom line is they need to add if you are an active subscriber. That way you aren't wasting your time on old accounts that are like spam bots of hope.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2017

    eHarmony is a safe dating site. I have changed my profile requests at least 3 times in order to have a more varied choice of men. They do protect your personal information and they will terminate clients who break the official rules. A client needs to submit several pictures for their profile. It is very helpful to give in depth information about a person's profile and desires in a mate.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2017

    When it was time to renew I was busy and not paying attention. They charged me $150 and I had the charge reversed. Now I am not allowed on the site 3 years later until I pay that charge. They should send out a warning that your membership is about to expire. Also, I had way more contacts with POF.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017

    Had a lot of difficulty with their mobile app. Was also unable to read previous messages sent and for a month my matches were not receiving my messages, nor was I receiving theirs. When I contacted customer service about the issue they acknowledged it was a problem but they wanted me to spend hours explaining the problem/issues they were already aware of. It took over a month for them to rectify their internal messaging problem. I requested a full refund but they tried to deny my request. Eventually went through Apple to get refund. All matches were also from out of country or 1000 km away.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2017

    I joined on 7-8-17 and in 3 weeks had zero emails from E-harmony or any member. I log on and there are no messages. I called them to cancel and get a full refund. They refused and said I need to log on regularly to "refresh", and then I would get new matches. I said that there was never any instruction to do so when I joined, and they never disclosed how they help people connect with one another. They don't help. It is all on each person to reach out and make the first contact.

    Zoosk and others of the same type of service provide tools to their members that make it all easier, which makes you less vulnerable because they have "daily matches" and "carousel" sent to your email and then you view different potential matches and mark "yes" or "no" as to if you want to meet that person. They, in turn, are getting the same. So when two people say "yes" to one another, you get an email from Zoosk that you both have some interest in each other. That breaks the ice and makes it easier to contact each other because you already know there is some interest. E-harmony has no tools whatsoever. They charge more than double what most dating services charge and they don't disclose how it operates.

    If you are not happy they keep every penny and refuse to refund. Then, they will send you fake profile of someone interested to appease you, as you had threatened to cancel and dispute the charge with your Visa. This happened to me. The very next day after I called to cancel I get a message, when I logged on, from a very handsome man that looked like he stepped out of GQ magazine with 6 pack abs standing with his shirt off on a surf board. I email him, did he really send me the smiley face and "HI" as I was suspicious that E-harmony sent it. He never answered me, and the next day his profile was no longer available and now the message is missing.

    It is fraudulent what E-harmony is doing in sending fake members as being interested. They just send the smiling face only, as they don't write any message. Clearly, it is done from E-harmony. I accused them of this and wanted a refund and they refuse. I have disputed it with my Visa and will report them as well. It is a total SCAM. Don't waste your time with E-harmony. Try Zoosk or Plenty of Fish or other services over them. All they do is take your money and offer no assistance in finding matches. Rip Off!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017

    I signed up one month ago with eHarmony. eHarmony reached out to me and said they were removing someone from my profile due to suspicious activity. I have not connected with anyone the entire month. I called to cancel my subscription and was I only had 3 days after registering to cancel. That's ridiculous!! Who can make a decision about online dating within 3 days?They should give you at least a 30 day trial and allow you to cancel. I just closed my account and made it inactive but I am still being charged until I complete the payments. This company "supposedly" has an amazing reputation but they wont let you go if you stay with them more than 3 DAYS!! I would not recommend this company for online dating. Don't do it!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017

    Hey let's just rob people in the fake attempt to connect them with ANYONE. We'll give them matches out of their area, too tall, and just say we give the most matches. Technically true if you consider all the information that's not able to be selected. Of course you get a ** gigantic pool of matches but how many of those are really matches? On mine, I've been a member for over a year. A year of checking in every now and then and messaging people. Guess how many people messaged me or even messaged me back? 1. 1 out of like 200 messages over the course of a year. This is garbage.

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    Price

    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017

    I am not impressed with eHarmony at all. Not worth the money. Once you sign up you are not able to close your account until your paid through time expires. Out of all the matches I received in 6 months maybe 5 were actually someone I would be interested in. I'm not sure all of the profiles were even real. The only time I tell received a good quantity of matches was when I tried to deactivate my account.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2017

    I joined eHarmony and paid for a year’s subscription. I was using it for just over a month when I received notification my account had been cancelled. No reason given. When I complained and asked them to refund the rest of the year I was told they have the right to cancel an account at any time with no refund due as in their it's and c's. So basically if you want to spend £138 for 1 month of trawling through some pretty shocking matches (the ** seller was the highlight... and no I'm not joking!) then this is the site for you. If you want to receive an actual service for your money then I'd use another site!

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    Reviewed July 24, 2017

    Please do not sign up with this site!!! First, the site sent me matches with the people I would never connect and after a week being there I only got two question from old guys!? Second, I signed up for 6 months and after the week I realized that I do not want to be there, I cancelled my subscription online but I was not able to close my account due to two installments must come up before I close my account. This is **! Why should anyone pay for something that they are not using??? I called eHarmony customer service and they refused to cancelled two upcoming payments. They stated that I exceeded the cancellation window. I went to read the agreement and the agreement gives three days to cancel and you have to send a letter to them to CA to cancel. This is not even enough to complete and cancel on time. THEY ARE SCAMMERS! DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THE SITE AND GET RIPPED OFF!!!

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    Reviewed July 23, 2017

    Having seen the adverts for this site, I decided it looked safe and responsible. How very disappointing. Matched with very few men out of my criteria, and advised to EXTEND my criteria to gain more matches! Totally impractical. Beware - save your money and avoid!

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    Reviewed July 22, 2017

    A few months ago, my account at eHarmony was hacked. They immediately closed my account. I was without service for close to 2 weeks. Also, I was made to open a whole new account. They would not allow me to use any part of the older account including the questionnaire I had filled out. Today, for some reason, they turned off or closed my account again. This time there was no explanation provided. I was informed it would be 3 to 5 business days before the account was restored. This is totally unsatisfactory. To make matters worse, I had to wait 30 minutes before a company representative answered my phone call.

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    Reviewed July 20, 2017

    My account was hijacked. eHarmony disabled my account. I was told I would get no refund for the $89 I paid for my subscription. They did welcome me to open a new account and pay again to join using a different email. They also apologized for the security issue on their servers and wanted me to know they were working on it so innocent members would not be affected in the future. They can kiss my... Do not use eHarmony.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    I've been on this site for about 6 weeks and it's a joke. I've several conversations with "someone" who gives a story that is so unbelievable. Most conversations end with them blaming me for not being truly interested in them when I just ask questions. One even accused me of blackmail when I asked who was I really talking to. The best one is two separate guys using a similar description of their life or "my friend met his wife on this website and suggested it to me". Give me a break! Again when you try to cancel the subscription, eHarmony will stop the matches and stop the auto renewal, but my profile is still out there. And no refunds! DO NOT use this online service. It's a scam.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed July 16, 2017

    It is my second time trying to use this site and this is not what they advertise, I prefer to meet singles in Charlotte area and even when I create my profile and indicated my preferences they keep matching me with singles in FL, MN, NJ... every where in USA and they keep and send those profiles from singles I passed on because I am not interested, over and over again. I've been there for 2 weeks now and I'm being receiving the same profiles so I am ready to throw 30.00 dollars in the garbage, cause I signed for a special of 3 months. Please, don't waste your time AND MONEY in this scam!

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    Reviewed July 13, 2017

    First let's start with the warm, safe commercials that they play on the television. All the happy people talking about the wonderful matches. I didn't care about money or looks, I was raised to look for what counts, what's inside. I asked for within an hour from my location. I was matched with men that were old rich men! When I didn't jump to date them I was sent emails that basically said I was too picky! I said I would date a man ten years younger and up to ten years older than myself. They repeatedly sent me letters that wanted me to date much further away and expand my age boundaries.

    1st man - We wrote and then he sent me his phone number and said he wanted me to call him. I didn't want to give him my cell number so I suggested we meet for coffee first during the day. He became agitated and said "why won't you give me your number?" I said "why won't you meet me?" Then I received an alert from eHarmony. His account had been cancelled due to reasons they would not disclose. I wrote that I felt uncomfortable and wanted to know why. They ignored me and sent me more horrible matches.

    2nd man - Now this is going on for months and I have realized that I have been ripped off by eHarmony. They have horrible customer service and send only ridiculous real matches and most are on the free program and send you their phone number so they don't have to pay for the service... no way! I receive an email from a local man who is interesting and actually wants to meet. We make plans and when on the Saturday for the date he says that he will meet me at the restaurant at 4:30, but he'll call me on the way. 4:30 rolls around and nothing. After several calls and four hours later I'm waiting in the entrance of the restaurant when someone says my name and I turn to a man much shorter than I and over 200 pounds heavier than his picture!

    I really didn't care about appearances but health and being able to go for a walk or do any activity was not possible. I went in and had dinner, which he would eat, just sat and watched me eat. When we walked out to the car I turned to see where he was and he was trying to maneuver the curb. I felt sorry for him but I play sports, swim, and go for long walks. I wrote that I needed someone that could be physically active, but didn't need to be a jock. I felt that this relationship was doomed. He started it with lies.

    3rd man - Now it's going on 8 months and only one date, that was horrible. I receive an email from a man who is local, within an hour’s drive, and he seems interesting. We start writing and guess what he starts to want my phone number. I tell him that I have had bad experiences on eHarmony and I want to meet first before I give my phone number. He is so nice and wants only to take me out but he lives a hectic life and doesn't want to leave me at a restaurant waiting if he is stuck in traffic. I stupidly give him my number and now the emails change! I notice that the grammar is different and the spelling is not as it was in the pre-phone number emails. Then the email from eHarmony saying he has been cancelled! I feel so ripped off! AGAIN! So $145 dollars has gotten me two scary creeps, one with my phone number and another who is a liar and 200 pounds heavier than his old picture posted.

    There were so many matches all claiming to be over 90% matches of my perfect man that were crazy and one loser who said he was 60 and looked 90 and asked me for "pictures" because he was on the fence about asking me out! Creepy old dirty men, liars, married men from out of state that want a business trip hook up, and scary men that eHarmony themselves even cancel their accounts. UNSAFE is the final word on eHarmony. Women beware!

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    Reviewed July 13, 2017

    I signed up on a 3 month special. I figured, I have sampled all the other singles websites... might as well try eHarmony. The first month, I connected with one man. Turned out to be a scammer... In the first month, I received 5 emails from eHarmony advising me so-and-so match's account was closed by eHarmony... They won't disclose why because of privacy issues... Whatever! eHarmony must figure out Prob thru other complaints that these idiots are scamming older women... When I would not give him money, he got rude and pissy... hilarious because yesterday you wanted to marry me... WATCH OUT!!

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    Reviewed July 10, 2017

    I, as many others, with I reviewed here before joining eHarmony! I subscribed for 3 mo and 1 mo in I am ready to get out! Although they do not refund your $. PROS: Staff responded fairly quickly to a complaint I sent and included quite a bit of information (although not helpful). I asked why I was not being contacted but seeing many reviewing my profile. CONS: NO option to HIDE/Suspend your Profile (if you are traveling, taking a break, etc.).

    So far VERY FEW match what I setup to look for. Most who contacted me were out of my range of my search. eHarmony's suggestion was to add more pictures (more than 4?) and to be patient (lol). SOON after they replied, I all of a sudden saw many emails coming in! Funny. Summary: I found the application limited as well as in more of eHarmony's control vs mine. If they want you to have patience until your subscription ends (or auto renews if you have not turned that OFF!, then we have all contributed to their scam.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2017

    I've been on the site for about two weeks and I too wish I had read the reviews before joining. As everyone else has stated you are sent matches daily and none of them respond to you. I too am attractive and educated and could not understand why I only receive 2 profile views and no responses to smiles, hellos or questions I sent to several matches. Don't spend your money, it's a waste!

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    Reviewed July 8, 2017

    This will be my 3rd attempt in with this dating outfit, and it is a raw deal. They are not honest, nor do they provide any kind of customer service. The tech support people are rude with no help to assist one in their dating journey. Save your time and money, and go about it the old fashion way. Be bold and look for the right person to complete you with your own abilities. Only you know what you want in potential mate, not an online love network. Good Luck!

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    Reviewed July 8, 2017

    I am writing thing in hopes that someone that is about to sign up for this site will read the reviews and think twice before joining eHarmony! You have better luck going to a bar! One would think that after going through all of the "psychological" matching questions that you would find someone that at least shared common interests. The matches I received and I were completely incompatible and were nothing closed to what I expressed in my questionnaire.

    I became so fed up that I canceled after 6 months. I was told that there was no cancellation in the system. Not true. I then called to see why I was still being billed and they said I never canceled... Lies. In the same conversation I was told that I was billed for a whole other year. And that I was paid up. I had to demand that they take down my profile and stop sending me correspondence. I was utterly upset and disappointed at the kind of site this was. Also equally disappointed at the fact that I was billed a entire year without my consent. Do not use this site if you would like a quality dating site. EHarmony is not the go to site if you want to have a quality dating experience.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2017

    I didn't like my matches that eHarmony provided, so I decided to cancel within one month. I figured that I would lose some money and after the end of the month I would no longer see matches. However, after I went to "cancel" it only allowed me to stop auto-renewal. I went looking for a customer service number and found none. I did find their contract and re-read the portion of cancellations. When I signed up I read most of this paragraph and I guess I didn't read the last sentence. Through the entire paragraph it says you can "cancel your membership at any time" but you won't get a refund for what you paid. I understood that. However, the last sentence says that if you are on a 3 part installment plan, you will have to continue to pay. So of course, I had picked a year, as it was the cheapest option and I will be billed $67 for the next two months.

    There is a pre-arbitration section, but it says that they have 45 days from the date you mailed the letter (there isn't an electronic option) and then you have to go to standard arbitration before you can take them to court. Since the payments come out within 45 days (remember I am halfway through the first month), they basically stole my money for a service I don't want and are forcing me to stay. The contract also doesn't allow for "class action suits" tying everyone's hands. They are crooks. I will begin this pre-arbitration process. I am going to start writing my letter, but hopefully no one else will fall into this trap.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2017

    I joined in August 2016 for 1 year. I'm 50, slender and a professional. Ten months into this, I have been "matched" to 759 men about 1/3 not compatible by eHarmony's own standards and many far too young or old. Yet, most months I get zero views of my profile (check your Activity for "just viewed your profile"). All in I have been contacted by 4 men all more than 250 miles from my home city. This has been a massive waste of time.

    But it gets better. I get a scammer: "My names are Chung **, I am 53 years old, I was born on Feb 14th 1964, a nationality of USA But originally from Hong Kong. My dad was from Hong Kong while my mom was from California, and they are both late now. I am a widower. I lost my wife during child birth 8 years ago. I lived in White Plains New York before but after that incident I had to relocate to Bay City Michigan because I lost what I cherished most in my life and since then I have not been a happy man. I am a veterinary physician by profession, I had my degree and Masters Degree in the University of Liverpool, UK. I work in a veterinary clinic as one of the head doctors here in Michigan."

    Well, oops! I'm an attorney, recognize a scammer email and know how to check this guy out. There is not one veterinarian in Michigan holding a valid license under the surname ** and no Chung **. And sure enough the pics he sent me can be found by search on Goggle images. eHarmony makes reporting this man very difficult; my email to matchconcerns@eharmony.com was booted back. I feel as if I took on an unpaid job. YUK.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2017

    I am so disappointed that I did not look here for reviews before joining. I paid a year in full. They will not return my money. I have encountered numerous scammers and I have only been on the site for about a month. The first scammer called himself LOVE. I asked him why he is giving himself this name. He said, “because I am looking for Love.” DUH!!! Oh Really?! Which of us on the site isn't?! He was full of dreamy compliments. He said he believed he has finally found the one.

    He posted only one photo. It was a group of men. You had to guess which one he was. I then asked to see more photos. He was only willing to send photos to an email address. I set up an alternative email. He sent photos. I had to look at them a million times to determine if they were all the same person. On and on. A nice fairy tale. I set up a temporary phone number to talk to him. He insisted that we talk on the phone. Holy Moly! He began the conversation by saying, “I have been sick. I have a high fever.” The intro to start asking for money? I laughed so hard. You could tell he was from a third world country. Sounded NOTHING like his photos.

    The next scammer is a guy that wanted my phone number and email right away. When I resisted, he became negative and abusive. He had 2 photos. They did not look like the same person. He told me that my dating must not be going well because of not wanting to give my phone number and email out. Be cautious also of those that only put one photo on the site and who won't put more. Or ask for your email. They are probably scammers. In my opinion, many of these guys aren't active or even checking the site. And boy oh boy there are some real questionable characters. How I got matched with them, I do not know. One of my matches typed the date in which his last day would be on eHarmony. Two weeks had passed from that date. Really angers me!!! The ads on TV with the nice wise looking senior citizen male lure you in. I am feeling scammed! Beware! I am guessing that a class action law suit will be in their future.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2017

    I joined about 3 weeks ago. Every day I get 5-7 profiles sent to me. Unlike other people's experiences they are relatively local (no more than 80 miles). I look at each one and the ones that seem like possibles I send a note to (I do not use their canned questions). I rarely get a response and most don't even look at my profile. I do not believe they are actually live profiles. So a few days ago, I started sending out 4-5 emails a day even to people that I thought were marginal. Over a period of 4 days, I sent 20 emails. 2 of the women looked at my profile, one responded. I send nice, respectful emails about things that I actually read in their profiles (I don't just look at the pictures). I am completely convinced that there a very few live users on the site and they send you old, expired profiles of people who left the site some time ago. One match had embedded in her profile that her subscription ended in April 2017 - I got her as a match June 23rd.

    I am going to do something similar. A side note, but I don't understand why the few women that appear to be live users don't respond and and say, "Hi but not interested" but they don't they just ignore you. And I'll I read is that there aren't any real men on the site. I understand they may be worried about men who then get aggressive or insulting (absolutely not me) but if guys do that, they can block their profiles. I respond to everyone that reaches out to me if it is even just to say, "Thanks, but I don't think that we are a good match". The site is a joke, the technology is old, and they are committing fraud by using expired profiles. Are any of the other sites any better???

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    Reviewed June 24, 2017

    I'm coming to the end of a one year subscription with eHarmony. I expire in July 2017. I am an attractive, professional female. I've only had two dates from this site since July 2016. Needless to say, nothing came of these dates. Since January 2017, as an experiment, I decided to message almost every single match I was sent (with the exception of some profiles I simply deleted for various reasons). I would say that I messaged over 300+ profiles. I don't have an exact number because I stopped taking a tally after I reached 300. Of those profiles, over 75 were not active. I was able to determine this when I tried to send a message and the site wouldn't let me. Had I not messaged these profiles, I would have never known. This site is a waste of money. At times, I was unable to log in. The site seemed to be down, but, I was never notified. I simply could not log on to access my account.

    Although my settings were set to send me email notifications, I never received them. I still don't. I only know who messages me when I log on. I'm extremely disappointed. This site was supposed to be different than the others, but, I'm afraid it's not. Might as well go on a free dating site and save your money. The quality of men is horrendous. Men keep complaining that women don't take the initiative, but, when we do, they just ignore us. Ladies, please don't waste your hard earned money. It just doesn't work. This is definitely the last time I will be subscribing to this company. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2017

    I joined eHarmony in February. It is now the end of June, and I've had ONE date prospect contact me! I also joined Match.com at the same time, and I've had a date (or more) nearly every weekend since joining. I don't know how eHarmony can stay in business. What a rip-off!

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    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    I joined 3 weeks ago and wish I had been smart enough to read the reviews first. I signed up for a year and after numerous contacts from foreign men and scammers I want out. I got kicked out and cannot log into my account anymore, called the 800 number and tried to cancel my subscription. I am then told I have to log back into my account to cancel my subscription, WHICH I CANNOT DO!!! Somehow I have to stop the remaining two payments from coming out of my acct. automatically. Way to scam everyone eHarmony. :(

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    Reviewed June 17, 2017

    I decided to give eHarmony a try and although I signed on for a 3 month membership, was ready to end it after a month. The matches are never accurate and it seems as if they have limited people in their database. I kept all options open and was flexible to the type of men I wanted to interact with. This experience was horrible. I live in a big city and there were hardly any men in the metro area. Everyone they would send me were in different states. At first I was against it but decided to keep an open mind, but the type of men they sent me never matched me. I specifically put my age range between 33-46 and set the importance as Very Important, but I would get sent men who were as mature as 58! I even set my location to be within a few hundred miles from my zip code. I am in the south, why am I getting sent people from Maryland?!

    Then, there were many intervals of no one new to my inbox at all. I decided to go ahead and cancel my subscription within the first month to make sure it didn't renew because I am done with this site. I ended up getting on another site because eHarmony sucks. I would NEVER recommend this site to anyone. If I was to get any months for free, I'd still decline. I am so disappointed because I had such high hopes coming in but this site missed the entire mark. It got so bad where I would receive messages from the site stating that it's been a while since I've been active. But, when I returned, it was still the same results. Please, do not sign up. You will be disappointed.

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    Sales & MarketingOnline & App

    Reviewed June 10, 2017

    Any woman over the age of 50 should steer clear of eHarmony. The site is full of scammers. The site's screening is nonexistent and password protection would appear to be so as well and scammers seem to be especially keen on older women of faith. I have been a subscriber to your service for almost a year now, and I must tell you that I cannot in good conscience recommend your service. In fact, I would strongly urge anyone, especially women in their fifties, to avoid eHarmony. Your problems with security are egregious, sending a clear message to your subscribers: "anyone can sign up, there is no screening process, and we don't care enough about security to even safeguard your password when you log in."

    I spent 25 years overseas, and if there's one thing I can recognize in a heartbeat, it's a second language speaker. eHarmony is being trolled by foreign scam artists (best guess, Russian and Chinese) that are targeting (Christian) women in their 50s (at least from my experience). Maybe they are actually targeting anyone and everyone but older women have historically been a favorite target because of savings, retirement accounts, and divorce settlements.

    When I have matches that come up with names like "Believer" (Seriously? That is reminiscent of my years in China when I knew people who took English names like Flower and Red Cloud), and their profile information is limited and in broken English and never contains Q & A responses, it is clear to me that there are no meaningful screening procedures in place. When probably 15-25% of my matches are scammers, and almost half of my messages are from the same, that tells me that eHarmony's greatest value is profit, not the safety and protection, and certainly not the relationship interests, of your subscribers.

    In addition, every time I log in, my computer lets me know that my password is going over a non-secure connection and is vulnerable. That is unconscionable. When you consider how many people re-use their passwords, you are an open door to scam artists. It's no wonder your site is flooded. I have emailed you multiple times to let you know of suspicious matches to the extent that I just don't bother anymore. Any service with any integrity would have taken measures long before now. Even a casual internet search reveals that password breaches and trolling have been problems for years with eHarmony. I just wish that I had done more research before joining for two years. For all your company's slick media campaigns, your site does not deliver on its promises. Rather it is a dangerous place for vulnerable men and women. And my guess would be that you are looking at a class action suit sometime down the road.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2017

    Their system is old. It's expensive. They have very few "real" matches for you. If they match you - it's with ridiculous people. There is no rhyme or reason to it. I got lots of fake profiles. I was able to figure out by reading the profile, or just doing a search on their photos. Why doesn't eHarmony do that? Because they either can't or won't. It's about your money. Other sites are much better, trust me on that. So I paid around $300+ and I get matches from non-paying fake profiles on this site. The odds of meeting someone here are astronomical. Should be closed. Spend your money on a lottery ticket instead, if you win - the matches will flock to you.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2017

    I have found that most of the men who contact me have the same story. They beloved wife died and their only child was tragically killed or lives overseas. These men claim to be well to do, and they work from home. There is no way to verify or trace them. They all claim to be honest, loving and been hurt in the past and have so much love to give. They are so full or flowery compliments and talk way too much about feelings and how they are the perfect man. The first thing they tell you is that their subscription is finished today, so they find a way to give you their email address to try and get you off site, and only then do they send you pictures which are fake. And the rest of the men are usually halfway across the country or in the USA. I find eHarmony to be way more expensive and definitely not worth any amount. Stick to POF or another site, stay away from this one. I wish I had read of reviews before they scammed me into joining this site.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2017

    I was on eHarmony for almost a year. I kept getting matches with men who were NOT in the same COUNTRY. Not much replies. I discontinued my search because there were hardly responses and there was no one near me! When I closed my account because of no luck, they REFUSED to refund me. I complained many times but they took my money and ran. I had no matches in my country. I would NOT recommend eHarmony. One of the worst sites and customer service is next to non-existent. And I'm still single.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2017

    I thought this site would be different than the other sites. But, NOT! How disappointing. My experience is the same as other reviews. I don't want to search globally. I want to find someone at least in California or neighboring states. I'm not looking to relocate my life. I paid for this dating site and found out afterwards that there are more fees for other things. That makes no sense. Also, only got 1 email return and was told that he does not pay for the site, so would rather chat through email. NOT! So I'm guessing most people are smart and don't pay for these sites. Profiles seem to be fake and people are not honest. What a rip off. I'm in for 3 months. I'll just wait it out.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    Too little time to review and cancel account - but of course eHarmony knows this. I bought a six-month subscription and gave it two weeks only to realize it was a horrible service. It is obvious after a few days that they do not have a sufficiently populated client base to deliver acceptable matches, as implied. Oh sure, for the first 3 days (their cancellation period) you're getting scores of matches! Then they very quickly die off. Most of the profiles are clearly fake, as evidenced by poor grammar (think "foreign sweatshop" trolling for your info), photographs that are unrealistically attractive and urgent requests for phone/or personal info. eHarmony runs a racket and they know it and if you try to get your money back forget about it. Hard lesson learned. How they get an A+ rating on BBB I can't fathom. This company is run by crooks!! Save your money.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2017

    I would like to say that I am very dissatisfied with eHarmony's web service, but that would be inaccurate. eHarmony's service was not unsatisfactory, it was an absolute scam! This was the second time I bought into their alleged relationship and matchmaking experts sham. The first time I purchased the service and created my profile, I DID have the opportunity to meet someone from the site (briefly), so idiotically, I ignored the warning signs and red flags that were already present.

    Two months ago, after receiving CONSTANT email updates from eHarmony, indicating that sooo many ladies had sent messages and smiles to me while I was gone, I decided to reactivate my account again. It didn't take long for me to realize that most of the messages I had received were from deleted or inactive accounts. Still, being the honorable boy scout I have always strived to be, I decided to send "Hi there" messages and smiley faces to nearly a hundred of my "perfect matches" (according to eharmony's alleged in depth analysis). The results were, I had virtually zero responses!

    Funny thing though... when I notified eHarmony of my wish to terminate my account, to which they pointed out the fact that two months payments were still required before they would deactivate my account, my inbox began receiving WONDERFUL messages of beautiful ladies that were SOO pleased to have read my profile and found me to be a perfect match. They almost literally quoted eHarmony's catch phrases word for word. STILL, I refused to listen to my own instincts and fell for the trap again. I began responding to the queries, giving them more details about myself.

    It was not until the profiles were disappearing from eHarmony's mainframe almost as quickly as they had appeared, and the fact that these "ladies" either didn't have a cell number or lost it and just preferred I email them to the weirdest email accounts ever like "**" or "**". The clincher to all of this nonsense, is how they were all sooo surprised that I had left eHarmony! Their accounts didn't even exist anymore but still they asked; "Why? Is something wrong? Are you going to return soon???"

    Need I say more? Even if I was to believe that some hacker kids were just having a good time with eHarmony's mainframe, that would NOT enthrall or even amuse them to waste their breath defending eHarmony credentials with all their might. There is ONLY ONE explanation! eHarmony pays their web developers to create fake profiles, develop artificial communications and submit false messages, in order to draw in and maintain a client base of unwitting believers. It is my strong recommendation that this service be uprooted immediately or at least, shake the foundations so violently as to remove all the rotten apples from the tree.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2017

    Spend time writing info only to get an "Oops something unexpected happened. Please try again." message when trying to save. Happens all the time. Paying for a service & expect it to work. Understand short term problems but this is ridiculous. Don't respond to emails either.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2017

    I signed up for eHarmony only to find out that within 2 days that they lied about the amount of users for their site. Every match was out of state. When I asked to cancel I was told I had to email my request and it took 7 business days to hear back then an anonymous email was sent back to me to inform me I will continue to be billed. I could never talk with a live person and when I asked about the fact that there is no one using eHarmony in my state they would not address it. I find it interesting that they do not allow feedback/rating system on their website, Facebook or any other social media outlet. I believe this is so they can continue to lie to the public about their none existent success rate. I will have to fight the charge through my bank to get it to stop. They lied and then expect the customer to continue to pay for bogus service. I feel so lied to and it's sad because I was excited to meet new people.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2017

    Misleading advertisement. I have been on eHarmony for two months and have not had a single date. I have messaged several men, 14, and none of them have replied to me. It has been over two weeks since I messaged them and it's like they don't exist. This is disappointing and a total scam. I called to get a pro-rated refund as they have not delivered and they gave me the runaround and said an "account specialist" will contact me. This is frustrating and a poorly run company. What would make me happy is to get my money back as I have not had a single date.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2017

    I used eHarmony years ago and had great success with meeting people globally. Now your search is limited and they make you commit to minimum 6 months payment by credit card that you can not change. They make you pay it all upfront within 3 months with very limited search and info. You have to pay for other features. eHarmony has passed its best before date and is a horrible site. Do not waste your time or money. So disappointing. Money hungry and not at all set for you to meet people. And remember, you won't find others who can't pay or who won't pay, so do not bother looking here to begin with. It's also unfair to have to call California for customer service and not being able to cancel. Horrible. Do not use.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2017

    I wanted to try the site and joined when it was free. During that time I liked it enough to pay for the service. The site set up is not bad but there are hidden charges everywhere and good luck finding customer service to refute a charge. For instance I paid a one time fee for just trying incognito and my phone did not let me know this function costs money. I realized it immediately and turned it off but still incurred a $20 charge (which would be monthly) if I left it on. Without this function the other person on the site is notified every time you look at their profile.

    Also the site set me up for auto-renewal, never notified me, and I'm now stuck with close to $300 in set payments for another 6 months of service I don't want. The site kept pairing me with individuals outside of what I requested (too far away to date, I don't want long distance -- or well under or over my age preference by more than a few years).

    I don't hold a grudge against online dating. I've met some nice individuals through both eHarmony and Match. It's expected to pay for a service that can be subjective to who else joins the site, and I'm not placing this review on who contacted me or the dating experience itself. But I met someone off the sites and I'm still stuck paying for this service I don't want. And while you have to be careful anytime a site has your credit card number, I think there should be a way out. Take one more or two months but don't stick me with 6 months paid in advance totaling near $300.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2017

    I have been on eHarmony in the past and rejoined a little over two weeks ago. I am so disappointed. I have already been subject to scammers - two different individuals. When are these people going to get it and make it more secure!!! Be aware when using this site. Not be a victim.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2017

    I give eHarmony 1 star for a very poor rating. First they haven't sent me a single local match, all my matches are from other states and you can't date someone that far away. Plus whenever a man does try to get to know me they have blocked us from communicating so we can't talk to each other even though I am a paying customer. They have done this with every single man that tried to talk to me and I am very angry about it. I truly feel like they have stolen my money and are refusing me access to the services I have paid good money for. I think this company is a scam and no one should use this dating website.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2017

    I have written them repeated notes through their contact info. I never get a response. I am ridiculously unhappy that there seem to be NO MATCHES in my preferences, and I get matches from halfway across the country? I have asked for assistance. No response. I complain. No response. It is like bashing my head against a very expensive wall. I paid for a full year, and am tempted to just change my photo to a middle finger and write nasty things. Useless, POS site.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2017

    EHarmony lacks Ethics. I wish I had read the reviews before signing up. Just glad I waited for a promotion, so paid for 1 month, yet got 3. EHarmony offers very little support, hard to even find a customer service phone; not a harmonious site. The matches are far and few and when you finally connect w/ someone, eHarmony deletes or removes them the next day. What the ** is that! This site is awful, better off on a cheaper site like "OurTime" and get more communication that's not deleted. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY PEOPLE!!!

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    Reviewed April 18, 2017

    I read some of the negative reviews, however I did have a good experience with them over five years ago. So I thought that I would give it a shot, but only pay for one month in case I didn't like it. I must say that I shouldn't have bothered. I have received much less of a response than at the free Christian dating sites that I have joined around the same time and there are supposedly far more members. I haven't been interested in all but one of the people who have emailed me, so I don't even know if the others are even legit. Many of them look like they can be Nigerian scammers to be honest. There are really few of my matches, or people in general who have even bothered to look at my profile which tells me that few are active on this site and I have stated worldwide as a search criteria, so there really isn't any excuse, whereas I don't have this problem at other sites.

    Despite asking my matching preferences, they have sent me matches which do not match up to my preferences. It just looks like they just throw anyone your way and call it a 'match'. I don't like the layout and look of the site, it's cumbersome and outdated. I don't hate this site (probably because I haven't been scammed out of money yet) but I have given it such a low rating because it offers you basically nothing for an exorbitant fee. You would do much better, and get out much more from a free site. Oh yes and beware the website who quote this as the best site to meet Christian singles, it is most certainly not, and is a colossal waste of money.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2017

    Instead of sending a confirmation email to VERIFY the user creating an account is the actual owner of that email address being used, they don't. Eharmony allows anyone to put in any email address to sign up for an account and continue to use the account, while the owner of the email address tries to delete the account. Eharmony help sends a request to the Security and Trust Department, who does absolutely nothing! This department's email say their response time is 2 days. It's 6 days and no response yet.

    Therefore your email address is now being used on a website that you never signed up for and you cannot delete because chances are you don't know the ZIP code the person is using on the account or to be able to reset password. Eharmony doesn't care that it's illegal practices on their side by not having a confirmation verification email sent before they allow a user to establish and use said email address.

    Can't get this Security and Trust to even respond. I'm filing a complaint with FTC for this action as it is a misuse of my email address. They had no permission to use in the first place. When I ask for help to remove they ignore the requests. I've used chat every day for 4 days requesting this be resolved. I have responded daily to the incident report to Security & Trust with screen shots of new emails that come in 3 times a day and asking them to please make the stop and delete this account and remove my email address being used without my permission... I get no responses at all. They used no method to verify email address in the first place!

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    Reviewed April 14, 2017

    I signed up as I thought that a paying dating site would have better caliber of choices. However the "matches" that they sent for me were absolutely disgusting. It kept changing the age range, adding 10+ years to every match. The matches were very unappealing, to say the least. I had to "hide" 98% of the men they sent me as potential mates. I tried to find a way to contact them, so I could cancel my account, but it was too late. So I'm stuck paying for 6 months for a service I VERY unhappy with.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2017

    Saw the advertisements on TV. Made it seem easy for a senior to use. Signed up for the year as it was best value for my finances only to find out that the only computer I own, an iPad, is not supported. No way to navigate the drop down boxes to access specific functions. Numerous emails back and forth for support wherein outcome is that they don't support an iPad. Won't refund my money and I'm only two weeks into my year long subscription. Basically, I have to go buy a laptop, desktop, or run down to local library if I want to use what I paid for. Read the other reviews on here and want to note that I too have been matched with people too far outside my geographic setting. Please don't waste your time with this website. It's truly all about them locking in your payments regardless of the outcome.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2017

    Eharmony match you with people who are no longer online. Customer service also lies and says the people are active when they know they are not. Unlike other online dating websites eHarmony does NOT let you know whether the person had been online last week, two days ago, NO TIME IS GIVEN!!!! Eharmony DOES NOT HAVE A VARIETY OF ACTIVE MEN!!!! Even if the men weren't interested you should see that they at least viewed your profile. Months go back and no response and they never viewed you. Conclusion- they were never online and eHarmony is full of **!!!!

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    Reviewed April 4, 2017

    I had signed up for a 1 yr subscription over 1 year ago, thinking this was a quality website based on the advertising on TV. I did not think my parameters were too limited as far as what type of person I wanted to meet (within 2 hrs, non smoker, Christian). At first I got some matches, but within a short period of time (2-3 mo), the matches seemed to dry up, and I did not get any new matches or see any new potential members for at least 7 mo. I pretty much gave up and feel that I wasted my money on this site. I think they keep old members profiles to make it appear they have more active members. I had inquired with Customer service when I was not getting any matches and was advised that I could get more matches if I didn't have limitations on the things that were important to me, i.e. distance. Why would I want to date someone who is 3 hrs or more away? I live near a midsized city and am 2 hrs away from 2 other cities!!

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    Reviewed March 31, 2017

    They got hundreds of extra bucks out of me by making it impossible to cancel casually, and nearly impossible with careful planning. I had to calendar my cancelation window, and not miss it or it would be another 3 months... However, dating casually, not a problem. And meeting psychos with pathological baby mamas – also not a problem. Buyer beware!

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    Reviewed March 23, 2017

    They cancelled my account once subbed and didn't refund me. They are thieves and criminals and should be shut down. Most of the people on eHarmony are not subscribed so you'll waste tons of time writing to them but they cannot see your letters unless they subscribe. Once they do, eHarmony will close the account and keep the money. I heard from an insider who used to work there that they do this to people who they think are going to get matched quickly so they can keep people single and searching and paying them $$$ - very disreputable company. My account was open for months, I finally subscribed and they shut my account down within an hour.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2017

    Horrible site, service, etc. Signed up Feb 18 & decided within a day that I did not want the service. Called Feb 20 to request a refund & cancel subscription. Spoke with a nice rep that told me they'd cancel subscription & extend refund time (originally 3 days, extended to 12) & also allow me to continue to use site for 1 month free. I ended up not using it after all & didn't think twice since I was told billing was canceled. Fast forward to today. I look at my bank account & lo & behold, I have a pending charge for eHarmony!

    Called Customer service & got the runaround for 30 mins about their policy stating the customer has to submit a request to a committee via email & that committee decides whether or not to allow said customer to deactivate their account & no longer be charged. I just submitted request, now begins my 5-7 day waiting period for the committee to decide whether or not to continue charging my account for unauthorized service. This should be punishable by law... I submitted a request to my bank to decline the charge, let's see if that works as well.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2017

    I'm very disappointed with eHarmony's website. It is very slick as far as pumping out matches that are so far "outside your reach" but they are not clear regarding billing charges. I signed up for 12 months and was promptly billed for $336 in a lump sum. When I signed for a 12 month plan it appeared as though it was monthly billing. Although eHarmony flashes a lengthy terms and condition policy the total cost was not displayed until I entered my credit card number and hit enter. When I saw the charge I wanted a refund. This is my complaint: accessing customer service is virtually impossible on the site. I had to wait until the credit card bill with the phone number arrived to cancel my membership. By this time I had exceeded the 3 day refund period.

    The customer experience continued to deteriorate. I called the company once I received my credit card bill. The live voice person was only there for technical support - how to get more matches which I did not want. I received a canned email citing chapter and verse eHarmony's three day refund policy. For three weeks I wrote additional emails and finally got a "personalized" response including yet a another link to the refund policy. I am willing to pay for the time I used the site which is now dragging on 2 months but eHarmony will not refund any portion of the $336. I work in a very customer focused business and could not believe the lack of customer care that eHarmony practices in such a people focused business. What a sweet deal for eHarmony! PS I met my late husband on Match.com so I know about the benefits of online dating services. This one is all about the gimmicks not about the client. Hiding in a website is not way to do business.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2017

    I purchased a yearly membership in December 2016 and I am not happy with the service I received. I requested a refund because I was not receiving responses back from my matches. I have written to many matches and I don't hear back. It was brought to my attention that the reason I am not hearing back is because these people I am being matched with don't actually have paid membership with eHarmoney and thus can't see my email. To be frank that's very deceiving business practice to someone like myself who's paid for membership but yet, I am being matched with people that are not paid members.

    And secondly, the people I am being matched with are not compatible with me. I put on my profile that I am a very physically active person and it is very important to me that my matches are also very physically active yet, the people I am being matched with don't share my same sentiments regarding physical activity. I understand that you match people based on their "compatibility" and I have found that most of my matches are not compatible to myself.

    I called and wrote to eHarmony requesting a refund for the 9 months of the yearly membership I did not utilize. They denied my refund stating that they don't grant refunds under any circumstances, 3 days the membership fee was paid. I promised a service I did not receive and thus requested a refund. I am very disappointed with eHarmony's business practices.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2017

    I signed up to eHarmony in November for a 3 month subscription. I soon enough found that my matches were too far away to bother with or people closer but inactive with little on their profiles. There wasn't enough people within reasonable distance who were active. About 2 weeks in I had my account blocked by eHarmony for no reason (not even one they could give me!).

    I called customer support UK and spoke to 2 people (on separate occasions), both of whom I could barely understand. They were unable to tell me anything I didn't already know, with no reason as to my account closure. To speak to someone useful I had to be put through to someone in management based in California, they were unable to put me through or give me a number to speak to management.

    I had to send several emails to different listed email addresses until I got a response. Eventually I had to threaten legal action to retrieve my money as they were unable to give me a reason for closing my account. I did get a refund with a shallow apology and a 6 month 'complementary' membership, this membership ended 3 months earlier than the email stated it would. Don't waste your time and money on this site!

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    Reviewed March 15, 2017

    You cannot see when the person was last online. Disgusting search system. The administration removes all my photos without warning. Really every which do not violate the rules! A man keeps asking me to add a photo. But I can't! Although the photos are the right size, without editing, without **, without children.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2017

    Eharmony is one of the most miserable customer experiences I have ever had. Join Zoosk instead! We join these dating sites in search of our La La Land moment that could change our lives forever. We deserve the best possible experience in this anguishing process of hope and despair—not to be treated like suckers by a carnival barker. I don’t imagine any of these experiences is unique to any former eHarmony member, but here are my top complaints summarized.

    Deceptive Price Promotion - When I joined, the basic membership offer was positioned as “two months for $69.90.” What is not clear, but apparently stated somewhere in a terms of agreement not accessible from a member’s site, is that the 2 months at $69.90 commits the member to two additional payments of $69.90 for a total of six months. Once you join, nothing can be done to cancel the additional months.

    I tried modifying my card info on file to an expired card once I heard about their billing practices. They still charged me. I tried deactivating my “subscription renewal.” Doesn’t work. That’s for renewal for another six months (I’d like to meet the person who would still be unattached after six months on eHarmony, which I assume nearly everyone is, and think six more months of eHarmony is the answer.). I tried closing my account/profile. Can’t be done once you’ve paid the initial two months. You can hide your profile, which I assumed had already occurred based on the glacial movement of membership interaction. I’ve had to get my bank’s fraud department involved to recover my money—first time in 25 years as a banking customer.

    Pre-bills the Additional Two Payments- To add gall to deception, eHarmony bills the two additional $69.90 payments in advance of the membership period they cover. The 2nd payment is billed 1 month in advance; the 3rd payment is billed 2 months in advance. It wouldn’t be so bad if the service were productive. That’s not my experience. More reasons to avoid eHarmony…

    Routinely Serves Matches Outside of Designated Preferences- eHarmony has a feature called “What If.” It’s a feature that gives them permission to serve matches outside a member’s pre-selected preferences. I suspect they use “What If” matching anyways, because they are constantly sending matches outside my preferences to compensate for what I suspect is their meager membership. See next two points.

    Limited Active Membership Engagement- While on eHarmony I created profiles on two other sites—OurTime and Zoosk. On these sites I was getting 10 to 20 profile views per day. With the same photos and content on eHarmony, I was averaging one profile view per day. Suspect Most Desirable Matches Are Inactive or Expired Members- On the rare occasion I did find a suitable match, rarely were my messages to members ever answered. Once again, I know from other sites my reply rates. The matches don’t respond because they are likely long gone.

    Dated Material in Q & A- eHarmony lifted a feature from the popular dating sites allowing members to compare how they answer the same questions. I spent hours answering about 900 questions and clarifying my answers in the Comment box in many cases. Aside from most matches not bothering to answer any questions (admittedly my problem—not theirs), I eventually realized that eHarmony probably hadn’t updated the questions since 2013, because all the entertainment questions (music, movies, etc.) referenced 2013.

    It’s now 2017. This organization has so little regard for their members they don’t have the willingness and/or means to keep their questions vital and relevant. This experience left me thinking... why would they treat all other aspects of site operation any differently? They fulfilled my expectation: expect the worst. I hope others don’t make the same mistake I did. If there were a 0 rating, I would give eHarmony a 0.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2017

    I registered for a free eHarmony account some time ago and after noticing I was receiving reasonable matches, I finally decided to subscribe end of January. After a few days I noticed that my matches were now hundreds of miles away and I decided to cancel about 10 days after subscribing. Navigating the site, I found I could not cancel the agreement and went on to my PayPal account and cancelled the agreement. I had already paid 47.80 for 3 months but I was happy to cancel less than a month in.

    A few days ago, Paypal emailed that I had submitted a payment of 47.80 to eHarmony and I immediately contacted them to tell them I had not authorised the payment. Paypal then told me I had entered into TWO agreements with eHarmony so my cancellation on the 7th of Feb was effective on one agreement. Imagine that? Two agreements but somehow pay for only one on the first month and then when one is cancelled the other "active agreement steals your money from your account to pay for a service that you do not use and have decided to never use again.

    Asked eHarmony and they first responded with an email that gave me a bogus phone number and because they are an American company, the UK staff can't help. Emailed them twice and got a snooty email saying that I put my settings as somewhat important on distance as if "somewhat" negates the importance and offering an extra month of rubbish. No explanation for double agreement but I would not be surprised if they do this to thousands of others and making a fortune doing that. I have told them to keep the money, not sure what it is paying for but I would not recommend these people. They better have closed my account as I have requested this twice. TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2017

    I had registered on eHarmony and they cut payment of around five thousand rupees suddenly without pin confirmation. I have not received services also. The same members who are dormant or are dummy are there. No new members since last 2 weeks and old members don't respond. My hard earned money almost five thousand they deducted and I didn't get a ounce of service. I want this site to be banned.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2017

    Start off with I tried to sign up for this dating site at least a year ago and well wasted all that time filling out those questions you have to answer required for sign up. Anyway kept getting the "we're sorry we can't help you find the right person" message immediately after the answering the questions. I have decided to write this cause I am straight out offended with a newer commercial that eHarmony is currently running. I just had to write this. I am offended cause I really wish I could find a relationship. No make that need one. It's a long story and I can't get into it.

    So anyway the commercial makes me sick, makes me think that I don't value finding a relationship, I'm just disgusted. Heartbroken even, cause I can't join the site. Haven't tried recently but did try many a time. Like I said that was at least over a year ago. All I kept getting was that damn message. I don't care if I get my account banned for this. Just something I just had to say. Good day.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2017

    I've been on and off dating sites for a few years and had a bad experience with eHarmony, too. They came back with a message that there were no matches for me and I needed to change my parameters. I live in central New Jersey! One of the most populated areas in the country. Plus also it seems like there are fake profiles there for props to get people to join. Then after you join they seem to disappear.

    I find most of the dating sites very frustrating. A lot of fakes and frauds. I joined MandysList, it's a group of singles who are 50 and older and online dating. The message board is for posting your experiences on all the sites. AND known scammers are listed too. So I added my two or three cents, just like I'm doing here. I think eHarmony is the worst and Match comes in second, though. Both have terrible billing systems and too expensive.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017

    Worst dating site ever. NOT one man replied to me and I am a good looking woman. Customer service so far has been good for me via email. Said they would refund my money. If they do not I will report it to the BBB.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017

    I should have read the review before I joined eHarmony. Very few of the promised matches are even current members on their website. In other words, they use you to tempt people to pay money and come back. When I asked for a refund, they didn't even respond. What a waste of time and money. I would give this zero stars if I could.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2017

    This business promotes compatible matching, but is nothing but a front for scammers. I was sent the same fake profile over and over and promised by customer service that they would "fix" it, but they never did. Customer service rep lied to me over and over and never refunded my money. They are complete phonies who only want your money. Stay away!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017

    I signed up for EHarmony in December of '16. I signed up for a 6 month bundle trial of $67 that I would pay over 3 months. After 3 weeks I stopped receiving matches at all. I emailed in, because finding a phone number for them on their website is impossible. I never heard back. I went online and cut off my automatic renewal. Three days later, I was charged my second installment of $67. I called to get some help and a refund and was told they couldn't give me a refund and I would have to email their "legal department" and wait 5-7 business days. Still haven't received any matches in 2 weeks or a response.

    I called back and a lady named Miranda, who was rude, told me she couldn't help me and I would have to wait for an email back. She said I hadn't received any matches because I asked to cancel my account. So they turned off my matches but yet I was charged $67 for the month. WHAT A RIPOFF!!! Their customer service sucks, it's overpriced, and there are a lot of ghost accounts on their website. They will send you a message and when you go to respond it says they have moved on. Huh?? I've talked to one person on there in 2 months and we were 5 hours away from each other. Ridiculous. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR IT!! Btw... still waiting for my money back.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2017

    This is the worst dating site online. I was not matched up to the people I requested... I specifically listed specifications and when I got little or none the site told me to expand my options by accepting "smokers" and a larger geographical area! They can not provide me what I want. They should give me a refund and let me cancel my account... however, that is impossible. Once they get your money it is GONE, no matter how unhappy you are at their lack of performance. I hate this site! Oh, and over 50% of these people are just looking for a "hook-up" or to get money from you... I am using match.com and Ourtime dating sites and at least they match you per your requests! I wish I had read some of these reviews before I spent my hard earned money on this.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2017

    They just used an OLD CREDIT CARD number they had from ANOTHER TIME I HAD SIGNED UP and charged it!!! I was shocked that they could get away with it! Credit card co told me to take it up with them, of course we all know how well that works. So now I am launching another complaint with my credit card - the old one they used from a time when I had previously subscribed. NEVER AGAIN!!! They are crooks, liars, send you matches from all over the world! If they are even real!

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017

    The day before my membership was to end on February 13th, I received the following message stating that there was a match in my Message inbox from Thomas. I renewed my membership on February 14th and answered his questions only to go in today to find he is no longer showing in my messages along with another gentleman I had previous conversations with that was there when I responded to Thomas. On February 16th when I go back to the email I received from eHarmony stating Thomas wanted me to respond to his questions and I click on it, it takes me into eHarmony and all it shows is 3 dots that keep flashing as though it is looking up a file but it never comes up. I am cancelling my membership permanently as this is an indication to me that eHarmony tricked me into renewing my membership.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2017

    Everything people say is true. In the three weeks I've been subscribed, my daily matches are not current subscribers or they don't respond to messages. The site does not respond to my iPhone. I've tried the chat feature with people who are "available" and have never received a response. Not one. Those are not good odds.

    I figured I had nothing to lose, so I sent messages to matches in my age range and within the parameters I'd set, but not necessarily near me. Not. One. Reply. Then one day I received a message from someone (not from any of the feelers I put out) from a man 8 years younger and a state away. Men fitting my parameters are probably fillers whose profiles are expired or made up. I feel as though I've been scammed. Spend your hard-earned money elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2017

    Scammed by I thought was a U.S.A., military soldier, Michael ** (Edward **). eHarmony.com (U.S.A.), should have a list as to who is real or not. This guy ended up being a Nigerian, who scammed me out of mom's retirement money ($58,000.00 Canadian Dollars) from selling her and dad's small farm. Not only that, but we lost dad in September of 2010. Not only scammed out of their money but also losing dad. This was a hard year for mom and I, so please tell me how to get her money back, please. She is a small town girl of population 200 maybe.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2017

    I (regretfully) joined this terrible site at the very beginning of 2016. Bad idea. The entire time, I exaggerate not, that I was on there not ONCE did I ever even so much as get a "hey" from anybody. But that isn't the problem. The problem is that I haven't logged on to eharmony in almost 9 months, except for yesterday when I checked my bank account to discover that the fart sniffers billed my account for $62.50 -- AND THIS IS AFTER I HAD STOPPED PAYMENT TO THEM MONTHS BEFORE! All of a sudden they begin to bill me for a site that I have not even logged on to, or even used or received any profile notifications from, not even once.

    So I go to the website, requested a new password because I had long forgotten my login info; I get logged in and begin looking for an email or, even better, customer service phone number. There wasn't one listed anywhere that I saw, and I looked everywhere on that site. So I googled it and hopefully I have the right number.

    I went to my profile, ensured that the auto-billing option wasn't on, which it is not, and saved my profile info. I then canceled my account... Guess what? THESE SORRY LEECHES SEND ME AN EMAIL SAYING THAT I WILL STILL BE BILLED UNTIL JULY 22, 2017! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? But... there is hope: I am switching banks now so that this will not continue to happen. I remember canceling my account months before, yet I get billed all of a sudden? COURT.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2017

    I joined eH last year for six months and it was awful. First it cost me over $200 for 6 mos. My matches were nothing like I wanted, way older, younger, far away, etc. If I contacted eH I would start getting semi-good matches for a week or so then it would change again. Here is really what scared me. I had at least 3 contacts who were NOT who they said they were and wanted money. All of them after the first communication would proceed to say they were working out of the states. One was a marine engineer, another oil rigger and one was a project officer overseeing a project that the previous contractor couldn't finish. He was waiting for items in order to finish and then when they came, the banks where he was wouldn't take the check to pay for them. This one, I'm positive, stole someone's picture off of FB and was using someone else's name. I researched and paid for people finders and never found anything that matched anything about him.

    I said I wished I could help and then, sure enough, he said "anything at all you can do will be wonderful and ever indebted to me and he would pay me back. The was my last communication. I'm sure the picture that he was posting definitely was not him and I'm also sure he stole it from FB. Sorry this is so long but I would suggest to use any other dating site but eH. And, Mr. Neil Clark Warren is supposed to be a Christian. I don't think he has a clue how it is being run. But you should run as fast as you can. Beware!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2017

    False advertisement -- Don't sign up!! They give you only 3 days to cancel your membership and receive a refund. If you are just ONE day past your 3-day trial they will decline your request to cancel and charge you the remaining installments for the year -- they refuse to make any adjustments. Customer Service is rude, and if you try to appeal and receive a refund, you don't even get to talk to someone over the phone, instead you send an e-mail and await a response (which will be automated and a decline). Most horrible experience I've ever had with a dating site and I will never have anything good to say about their services. A big scam if you ask me!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2017

    Trying to find a contact phone number or email address or any support at eHarmony is impossible. Once you do find a phone number that works - 844-527-7421 - the customer service reps are ill-trained and merely script reading. Several times (14) over the past month, I have received "smiles" from eHarmony members, but when I try to respond or look at their profile, cannot find them anywhere. There's no link to their profile and they are not in my contact list. Once I finally reached, Julia, at the eHarmony customer rep center, I was told that they "have moved on" or that they have closed their account(s). I could believe that for maybe the first 5 or 6, but 14 in a month? They all sent out "smiles" and then quit eHarmony?

    I finally talked to a live representative who said that these smiles were sent by unauthorized account users - fraud, essentially. The question is, if I am receiving 14 in a month - how many are being generated through the entire system? How much fraud and illicit account access is happening at eHarmony? And why aren't they doing anything about it? And why is their answer to my inquiries as to where did "Joe", who sent me a smile, go? always "He's moved on". As if I had something to do with it? The fraudulent access to all these accounts concerns me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2017

    I have tried this service on 3 or 4 separate occasions. I tried hoping the experience would change. It never did. I had to use different emails because they get your email in their database and never delete it even after you have requested to be removed from their database so you do not get email advertisements. I actually had an argument with an ex over eHarmony which helped ultimately end my relationship with a person I was expecting to marry. I found out he was going into his free account where he updated his photos and was winking at women he liked. When I approached him about it he said he tried to cancel the subscription and he would stop getting emails for a bit then they would just start coming back. He would go in to 'cancel' again and the same thing would happen.

    I was mad at him for being curious. Then realized he was telling the truth because it had happened to me over the years (but I still was upset with the guy for even entertaining the stupid thing, curiosity killed at least that relationship). This last time I tried to log in using my Hotmail account since I use it for junk mail or potential junk mail... it kept saying I was already a member but would not let me log in with that email. I tried two other emails, same thing happened. So I used an old business account.

    Once I was in I paid for on a 3 tier payment plan. They take $47.50 each month automatically every month for 3 months. This pays for one year. After one week I see that the matches do not even follow my match requests. For example, I say I am willing to date someone up to 100 miles away, it sends me matches from over 200 miles away. Or I say I would date a guy within an age range and it sends me guys 20 years older than my age cut off max and 5 years younger than my age cut off minimum.

    Also, in the first week I get an email from a guy who said he canceled and rarely goes in there and at first I did not understand how he was canceled and still able to send me emails. I quickly realize what he meant because eventually I cancel and I still have access. You end up paying Eharmony about $150 for a year's subscription and after 2 weeks you realize it is not worth it. Then I get an email every day saying a member sent a new email is interested in me but it is the same email you have already checked. And it is the same exact matches you already had. I guess it is my fault for trying it again each time hoping they have improved their system and deep down knowing it will be the same bull.

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2017

    Eharmony is a fake site. Some of the man in this site they are only there to ask women for money. They start real nice talking about their life and family texting, emails and phone conversation. Real charming people and romantic until they ask for money. It happening to me 4 time. The picture that this people used is the real people but not their picture because one person was using the picture. The one older man the attendance my church and this gentlemen used Eharmony one time and cancel his site. But another person that is not him is using his picture and information. How can this be possible. He was a member of the army. A real nice person. You need to stop. I paid eharmony for 3 months of membership that I didn't used.

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    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2017

    I had a horrible experience with this site. Not only do you have to enter your cc info prior to using the free trial, it was a waste of money. I stated during my questionnaire that I want children, they match me with people who weren't interested in having children. This site does not allow you to freely search their members like the free site, OkCupid, which I highly recommend rather than wasting your money with eHarmony. They lock you in on 3 months minimum requirement, which is ridiculous... My two cents is don't bother. You have a better chance investing a little time elsewhere. Good luck.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2017

    They do not stop charging you once you demand they erase your card details and delete your profile. But what's worse is they make SO MANY fake profiles. I was an active user (they are still charging me, I am disputing with banks) so yeah I was an active user for over 1 year. I have documented over 20 FAKE DUPLICATE PROFILES using the same PICTURES but different name and all different info. They seriously are so bad at hiding fake profiles. They are a joke and their customer service is a joke. Do not expect any refunds from them when they debit you fraudulently. It is highly questionable if the Director of eHarmony Australia is even within the company. Very unusual things with MARK **. Google him for yourself. eHarmony AUSTRALIA is a joke. The whole eHarmony is a SCAM.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2017

    I signed up for eHarmony on a bit of a whim, thinking I'd be willing to pay if I could find some people who may be a little more focused matches. The results I was getting were HORRIBLE. I was being contacted by people 20 years older than me, most of my 'matches' were nearly 10 years older, and a bunch of the profiles were obviously lying (a lot) about their age!

    Add in that I had things like fitness, taking care of yourself, active, and attractiveness as high priorities (since they are in my life) and most 'matches' near my age were anything but those things - more like significantly (not just an extra 20 pounds here) overweight, etc. Only one or two that I would have even considered responding to their interest. Giving it two stars because when I called to cancel (within the 3 day policy which I had found out about while reading reviews after my disappointing matches) the customer service rep, while still going through the "sell" routine was friendly and not too pushy and refunded my money without issue.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2017

    I decided to give EH a shot as they make it sound so "safe", etc. So, I go online and am starting my profile, uploading photos but NEVER committing to a membership, nor did I pay for one. And, the next morning I start getting emails from people who can obviously see me but I can't see them! This is such bull. I tried calling customer service and of course, they're closed (1 844-527-7421). I cannot even access my "account" so that I can deactivate and remove my photos. This is very deceptive.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2017

    Join for free. I went to site and was told that I didn't qualify to join because there were no matches for me. How dare they tell me that. They are supposed to be the experts in this field. I feel very let down.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2017

    Not good! You are very smart for reading reviews before joining - I didn't! With all the emails eHarmony sent me, I thought it would be a busy site and I liked the feel of the extra security. There is no way to see if members are active or if your messages are just going to cyberspace! It is a huge disappointment especially with the competition being free! I think I will try my luck elsewhere but it's only after I paid. Would never recommend to my friends!

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2017

    All of the low ratings true. Not many users. I wanted to try it again. I saw the "new" commercials. (Even the guy stating he used the free communication weekend and it's how he met his girl). So, the free communication is EXACTLY what another reviewer said. You cannot see their pic. They CAN see yours. I tried communicating with three people. 2 replies never came through until AFTER the free weekend. Which I thought odd, so I screenshot them with my cell. After calling customer service and then having no answer other than they were updating their systems so some info didn't transfer over right away. Anyway, when I started the paying membership, those emails were GONE. I called to cancel. I was told and kind of shamed saying that at my age it's "slim pickings" and assured me there are people.

    Well, I used a 20 year age range, 120 miles range... so either I'm butt ugly (which I'm not. I work out diligently, I'm a professional, I take good care of myself, and have fun interests). So... I logged in after over a week ago, not 1 match or even a "what if". Some matches they gave me in the past were not remotely in my range. I'm 45. I think a 21 year old is too young. Don't you? And the over 60 year old guy... I have nothing in common with.

    Seriously, use Bumble or something. They DO have fake profiles. Why would the messages go missing? They want you to rejoin. I just don't think many people use this site, honestly. And, they probably leave old profiles up. Just my thoughts. I did meet one guy. Nothing in common. I go to concerts, popular music. He was older, we looked awkward. I felt like I was dating my grandpa. He was into the same music he probably listened to in highschool, probably in the 60's. I could do better hitting up a nursing home. Lol. Other than me paying the money, I just have to laugh. My words of advice: there is nothing wrong with YOU. It's eHarmony. "It's not me, eHarmony... it's you".

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2017

    They go through and ask all the questions which is fine. But if you put down separated they won't let you go any further. Separated is just like being single without the divorce paper. Why do they bother to ask your status if they won't let you go further if you are separated?

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2017

    I was a member for more than a few years & only had one date. However that's not E-Harmony's fault. After removing my account & taking a break, I receive an E-Harmony notification that someone was interested in meeting me. I decided to go back in & reactivate my account, however I receive a pop up window from E-harmony saying there are no members for me & wishing me luck in my future. However, this was contradicting because a person was wanting to meet me today Jan 25, 2017. E-harmony seems to be restricting/blocking return users out of spite. This is truly a sad way to run a business. I can see blocking corruption but I'm an average everyday woman looking for love like everyone else.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017

    I signed up on a whim because there was a free trial. I felt like the surveys were very comprehensive and I was excited to think that eHarmony would help me find the right kind of partner that I wanted and needed. I was totally taken back when the first result I ended up with was someone I knew, and totally knew I would NOT be compatible with. That was really weird and really invalidated the process for me. I did not pursue any dates through eHarmony because I kept worrying that the people would be similar to that man I knew. I did not purchase the membership or continue with services after that, since it is pretty expensive and I thought the results I was likely to get wouldn't be great for me. But the site was simple enough to use and I like that the site makes recommendations based on your values and lifestyle and not just on what you say you like or are looking for.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017

    I fell for their line, how stupid of me. Once again wish I had checked current reviews before trying them. Years ago I think they were leading in the field, now not at all, and the reviews show it. Save your money, there is no free communication, period. They let you set match preferences then overwhelm you with pictures and profiles that say so and so is a great match who just happens to be outside of your match preferences. Then don't waste our time by showing them or quit acting like setting preferences isn't a waste of time. Changing pictures or rearranging them is almost impossible, making profile changes often wouldn't save. Even their "feedback" would only allow a few characters so I couldn't even let them know what wasn't working. There were new matches initially but once they had my money the matches pretty much stopped. What a waste of time and money.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2017

    I had a free subscription with eHarmony for almost a year. Because I had the free subscription I could not really communicate with my matches (which by the way were across the country from me). I could only send, receive and answer the pre-made questions. It was not a way to really get to know someone. I got mail messages from my matches, but I couldn't reply back unless I upgraded to a paid subscription. Like what was mentioned in other complaints, I was annoyed that I couldn't see what my matches looked like not got matched with anyone close to me. I decided to completely fill out my profile hoping for better matches. A month later I got an email saying eHarmony deleted my account for breach of the user agreement! It was just as well as I was going to stop using it anyway. eHarmony is a waste of time and money.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2017

    I too, tried to sign up for the free intro, next thing I knew I was routed to pay. I thought I would give it a try. After a few weeks, I realized I was not getting any matches anywhere near me, so I asked for a refund. I was told I only had 3 days for a refund. There was no way I could have known this in only 3 days. Then guys were asking me for my phone number and email, saying different excuses for this. Next thing I know, eHarmony send me messages saying that these are not legitimate members. Then one member found me in Facebook, without me ever giving him any identifying information. One member said they could not see my picture. It seems like people are able to infiltrate the site without being members and then they want you to send you their personal information. This also scared me. I stopped responding to people. Not one date, a big waste of money.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2017

    This was the most expensive of the 3 sites I tried and never got a date here. I was not matched with compatible people. They do the matching with a computer system instead of you picking and my matches either did not contact me or the computer matched me on words like "loves nature and animals" and so they sent me, a vegetarian, hunters. (I'm also vegetarian.) Also they just went for what general part of the country you live in. I'm in Chicago, Big city, lots of men. I'm definitely a city girl and indicated that. Yet I got matched with men from wilderness areas of Wisconsin and Michigan several hours away.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2017

    The site needs to take area & travel into its calculations. As well as address suburban issues of not wanting to travel into cities. Not everyone wants to travel into the closest city to date, most of us suburbanites avoid our local major city at all costs. I live in a very populated area, adjacent to NYC. I hate going into NYC, avoid it at all costs, but of the 5 matches they found for me, all were in NYC.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2017

    Went through all the questions and then entered the promo code for FREE EHARMONY to be taken to a web page to have money taken out of my account. What happened to the free offer? Conflicting payment options and you can only cancel membership by mail? So wrong! Here were my options, Plan Summary: Edit Plan. $15.95/month for 12 month plan. Automatically renews until canceled and then, there was small type written which stated I would agree that I would be charged 63.80 today and 2 more monthly payments of 63.80 each for a total of 191.40 for 12 months term. You have to agree to the above plan before you can continue! There were other payment options of 19.95 for 12 mo., 29.95 6 mo, 39.95 3 mo and so on. So all I have to say is they are taking advantage of people and their emotions. Go to Plenty of Fish. I hear it's FREE!

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017

    Had eHarmony for 6 months. Not one person I communicated with was real. They use some type of computer software or have people that give the "Hi, I saw you profile etc." then lead you on for a while, but then nothing. It is a complete waste of time and money. You do not end up meeting anyone. Yeah the ads look great which make you think there is something wrong with you when you don't get a match, but it is complete and utter **. I was getting maybe one match a week until I stopped my account. Now I am getting 7 plus a day. I replied to one and of course she gets back to me, but it is the same as before only this time she agrees with you on anything you say about eHarmony. Again, I do not think this is a real person. Or she is working for them. Such a ripoff.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017

    EHarmony does not have the safety of their prospective clients as one of their highest priority. For promoting their company, eHarmony offers a 4-5 day free communication period without any consideration for the safety of non-paid subscribers. I was a non-paid subscriber and was highly considering using eHarmony service until they started the free communication weekend special.

    During this free communication period, people can send unlimited messages to each other, however those who have not paid for the subscription would be engaging in a dangerous BLIND date affair. Non-paid subscribers can NOT even see the profile picture of those they would be communicating with for free. Paid-subscribers, on the other hand, are able to see pictures, read profiles, exchange several messages, and ask for the personal contact of those who have not paid the subscription yet.

    As a non-paid subscriber, I exchanged messages with a few paid-subscribers who had informed me they could see my pictures. However, I was not able to see, at least, their profile pictures. Some wanted me to send emails to their personal email addresses; others wanted me to call their phones. I understand that it could have been a genuine request, and eHarmony knows about this better than me. However, as a non-paid subscriber I felt quite frightened and unsafe.

    This whole "promotion" is very unsafe and eHarmony must understand this. Paid subscribers can learn a lot about the non-paid subscribers, who could be literally communicating with serial killers or rapists. I have not heard of any other online dating industry doing such thing. By offering free communication periods, eHarmony is conducting a very irresponsible and risky business. The company puts a lot of people's life at risk.

    Everyone knows that even when one can see other's people picture, bad things can happen. I don't understand why eHarmony would take such a chance, and easily put people at the hands of stalkers, killers, or rapists. I hope eHarmony reflects on the dangers of this "special" deal and do not offer it again. If they want to continue this practice, they should highly provide a safer way to do it. All lives matter, paid or non-paid subscribers.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017

    The short of my review is eHarmony is a waste of time and money. They do not deliver what they claim. Almost all of my matches were way outside of my maximum dating zone and very few were attractive to me even though I put that physical attractiveness was very important. Only three people in two months ever reached out to me. I started on Match the same week and I get hits all day long and its the same profile... same pics, everything. I wanted to cancel after two months because they had not delivered what they advertise and they had absolutely no concerns about me being dissatisfied with their service. The lady I talked with Mary (**) was not at all helpful and said I was going to be charged anyway. She did mention that in 9 months I would not be auto renewed. The site is a scam. Do not join the site! Read the other reviews. We are telling the truth!

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017

    Someone has used my email account fraudulently. I called them in November and they said they would take care of it. It is now January and am still getting emails from them. My email address is still affiliated with a profile they will not let me see. I cannot even unsubscribe because my email address is connected to a postal code I do not know.

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    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2017

    You've seen the TV ads. DON'T BE FOOLED!! All you get is a bunch of silhouettes with no pictures. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME - EHARMONY IS A ** DATING SITE!! Who wants to communicate with a vague description?? When will people wise up to this crap?? Some time ago I signed up for 3 months. I got limited selection in my area and no responses.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016

    I have read numerous complaints about the lack of communication on eHarmony. I must say that I have had the exact same experience. I am lucky to get a response from even one out of 20 ladies that I have contacted. There is no way to tell whether the other person is even on the website anymore as Eharmony does not post the last time they visited the site like other dating sites do. Another issue that I have is that you have to wait and wait and wait for Eharmony to give you matches. Then my next complaint is that you must send them these generic questions when I believe it is better to simply ask what questions are important for you. Then there is no way to tell if your email was even read or not. Heck the person could not even be on eHarmony anymore and there is no way for you to know.

    The only reason I did not give only one star is because the website is fairly well designed and the customer service has been ok. The last lady I talked to said she doesn't understand why I am not getting any responses. I have great pictures and a very good profile. Go figure. Maybe it is the type of people that signed up for eHarmony or maybe it is that women are very selfish nowadays. They want the next contestant on the bachelor, someone 6'5" and in perfect shape, or some guy from those gray series of books they are reading. All I know is that on match.com I communicated with almost every girl that I contacted. I definitely will not renew my membership and will not recommend this site to friends. As a matter fact I will recommend they not waste their time.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016

    Typical unethical bait & switch. Advertising free account until January 3rd. TWO HOURS LATER I discover no one can see my pictures, or perhaps I can't see anyone else's pictures. I would enjoy suing the oh too typical "hypocritical Christian" thief who own this business for stealing two hours of my time. Who does that? No one but a POS!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016

    It's interesting that eHarmony does not have a "contact us" link; rather a "customer care" section which, ironically, is neither dedicated to the former nor actually concerned with the latter. Instead, it leads you on an endless journey of Q & A's that don't directly address your concern. I would like to actually SPEAK with someone in customer service - presuming they believe in such a concept - and ask them why they don't try to match me with someone in the low to mid 40's per my age account settings. Oh, and someone actually within a 20 mile radius would be nice; I can't hop a jet simply to meet someone at Starbucks. Based on some of the other reviews I've read, I guess actually reaching someone who works at eHarmony would be the least of my worries.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2016

    Tried in 2014 with little success. I was matched with two women in other States. I did speak with both Ladies and both seemed very much my type but so far away. Nearest was about 400 miles away and the other was much further. The Ladies and I agreed it was a total scam. The whole experience. They had only received matches very far away. One would think with all the TV exposure it might be a doable thing for two people to actually contact each other and meet. NOPE!!! Customer service in 2014 was at least answering phone calls. They assured me it will get better as their system learns my criteria. 2015 calls not taken. After the 2014 fiasco I swore them off as a SCAM. I tell everyone stay away from eHarmony.

    In 2015 I got message from them about a match and should check her out. She looked way good and enticing. Like a fool I joined again to talk with her. Can you imagine after I paid her "Picture" I was lured in with plus her profile attributes went away! The gorgeous Lady changed to a hideous looking other. I contacted eHarmony complaining of the bait and switch pictures. I suggested wrong woman. eHarmony response was "Yes that is her." I said good for her and her upcoming boyfriend but it will not be me and I was cheated. They wouldn't refund money. New credit card so when the auto bill came it went to dead CC. The World is in such tragedy with all the scams everywhere. eHarmony is BIG SCAM. If I knew how I would start legitimate site and have to overcome all the bad publicity brought on by others such as eHarmony.

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2016

    I decided to try eHarmony because the commercials on TV are very convincing; first of all I paid for 6 months and all I got for match was about 10 guys that looked twice as old for their age; then they suggested I widen my limits and put more pics and I did, but got maybe one match every two weeks; they also have a What if? and that would not show no choices except once in the whole 6 months?

    Anyways I called to cancel my renewal since I paid $180 for 6 months taken out in the first 3 months of membership; They had cancelled me ahead of time so I called. Would not get any refund so they reinstated me till Dec 18th and all of the sudden I got 25 matches that were not as old and the what if had lots of choices more than in the 6 months I paid for. But of course at times all of the sudden the member were no longer available. And of course a reminder in between of renewal time running out? DON'T GET TAKEN BY EHARMONY. THEY CONTROL THE MEMBERS SO YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY... DON'T JOIN THIS SITE!

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2016

    From the very beginning eHarmony tried to take me for a ride. They charged me 89.95 dollars when I only wanted a month long trial period. Because I was able to contact my financial institution to stop them from charging me, they offered me a free 3 month trial which I cancelled, however they still took $19.95 from my check account because of hidden recurring membership that you have to cancel also, even if you cancel your subscription the recurring charge will still be in effect. To add insult to injury the matches are scammers and losers. These are people you would date in your waking hours and they always try to lure you away from the site. Also you matches mysteriously disappear right in the middle of the getting to know you phase, just as your interest is peaked eHarmony sends you an e-mail that the person is no longer with them because of site violations.

    The pictures that are supposed be of the person are fake and they always use animals and children pictures as lures to put you off guard. The people are unattractive mostly and look very unhealthy. Some look like they are alcoholics. The site real is a far stretch from the commercial you see about it on TV. Save you money, stay on your own if you don't want to be scammed. Very few people find success in this money traps.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016

    I read all reviews on EHarmony prior to writing my review. I agree with most from my own experiences. As a widow, I joined this site hoping for find a lasting relationship. I spent hours and completed my profile over the course of several days. I was specific and honest and reviewed the information with a couple of friends to make sure that I was representing myself accurately rather than selling myself. Just to let you know, you will be asked about your level of sexual desire. These questions and your answers later became visible to all matches whether I communicated with them, or not. I would have selected to NOT answer these on this site had I known this.

    I met a few people through this site and experienced good and bad. Mainly bad. First, you will receive many people who are not what you are looking for -- either profile or age or location. Second, you will receive many, many, and more than many scammers. You will get this amazing profile and respond to it. You will spend days in the process of communication and then you will be asked for money or threatened by this wonderful match. You will also note that the match is no longer the same person and the writing is clearly from someone with English not as the first writing. You might even receive a response to another person's name by this scammer and/or receive an email signed with another name -- your scammer forgot to change the name from the last person that they earned their living from to your name. Or, they forgot their identity.

    If you engage with someone on the site, use caution in giving any personal information, do NOT click on any links, open documents, or attachments once off EH email. And, the FBI does have a unit for internet scammers. You can find this information on the FBI website or by calling your local FBI office. You will get really good at identifying scammers. I asked for a refund or reimbursement by EH customer service after they closed 4 people in 3 weeks that I brought to their attention. EH did not respond to this. Oh, I should tell you that some of these scammers will groom you for months prior to requesting money. You will think that you did meet the love of your life until this happens.

    You will also get a ridiculous email about internet safety after you report a scammer to THEM! Oh, I should tell you that some of these scammers will groom you for months prior to requesting money. You will think that you did meet the love of your life until this happens. You will find most people are not in your area. You will be told to expand your search. You will receive profiles from people who are only the things that you list as Breaks in your makes or breaks list. You will meet people who are not ready for a relationship (but thought that were ready). The latter will break your heart.

    If you buy up a specialty service, EH will stop it after you pay for it and will tell you that they decided after feedback from their customers to stop it. Really? I check my account and their main site daily (I have learned to look on the main site for changes). Examples of buy-ups are ID verification, incognito, and read response. By the way, the buy-ups are paid for by each individual match, not this service applying to all matches! You will find this out after you pay for the service. You will also learn that you are charged by month for the service, not a flat fee. I am not sure what is out there to help you find the love of your life, however, I know that you will be dissatisfied and feel like there is something wrong without you UNTIL you catch on. Good luck in your search and may you find the love of your life.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016

    I am writing to describe my experience of the use of eHarmony. I find that the introductory process is indeed time-consuming and it is not worth the days of answering about 1,400 questions. Another drawback is the limited number of matches emailed to the user each day. Worse yet, half of them seem to be from out of state. What's most frustrating of all is that some of the profiles aren't that well developed (i.e. one sentence descriptions). In addition, sometimes I get a message saying that the person who I am sending a message to is out of the matching system. My suggestion, go out on the town and meet someone because per my experience, online dating sites like EH are a waste of time and money as I have sent about 250 messages and have only gotten about 6 responses.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016

    I signed up for a year membership with eHarmony about a month ago. Within a week I realized it was not going to work for me. The format was very awkward and made it difficult to have any informal communication. First of all, the I think I received about 5 matches total who lived in my state. Most matches for over 2 hours away and just not practical. Second, I am women who is 5'9" and I would like to meet someone at least my height. I think I saw three people who were over 5'7". When I called to cancel my membership the customer service rep essentially told me I was being shallow and said eHarmony is about finding compatibility rather than superficial attraction. She was very condescending and rude. She finally let me cancel the membership (after offering everything under the sun- think Friends and the gym membership). Then I asked her about how much money would be refunded and she said none- despite the fact that I am still making payments.

    The fine print of the contract said no refunds and they were sticking to that. She provided me an email address I could use to appeal the decision. I emailed them stating the reasons I wanted to cancel and within 24 hours I received a boilerplate denial citing the fine print of the contract. So now I have paid for another 10 months and don't even have an active account. It's honestly not even about the money as much as it feels like I was completely taken advantage of. Apparently the only way you can cancel is within the first 3 days (so you may have been given 12 matched by then- not a large enough sample size to have a good idea of what the site has to offer). I wish I had done more research because I am realizing that most people who try match end up with a bad taste in their mouth. eHarmony is simply outdated across the board. I would strongly suggest trying match.com instead.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016

    Before joining the site I received so many emails saying that these women wanted to talk. I signed up for the 3 months and they were gone. Vanished into thin air. I must have sent out over 300 question emails with 2 hits one in NJ and the other saying NY somewhere. So you don't know where you live. Hmmm interesting. I live on Long Island. I thought I would find a lot of women on Long Island. Nope. I get New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn and CT. Then I get in my matches something went wrong try again. Or if you send a smile it comes back with a sad face. So how are they my match? If the women are in your match and you get that message how are they in my match?

    EHarmony has you fill out this whole big thing to properly match you up. Well they are not doing their job. To me this site is the biggest waste of money and time. You are better off on pot or something else like that. eHarmony is not worth the money and their ads on tv are full of crap. I wonder if a false advertising lawsuit can be filed.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016

    This is by far the worst dating site ever. Not one man contacted me and they wouldn't cancel my subscription when I ask them to several months back. What a waste of time and money. This place is a ripoff. Don't use them. There are better sites out there for dating.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2016

    First they didn't have any matches in my area or that even fit my profile. They did send me a lot of non-active members though. Probably one of the worst dating sites I've ever used. In 6 months I didn't have one match. When I went to cancel my account the website was mysteriously down & they charged me an auto charge of $150 because I couldn't cancel my account due to the website being down. When I called to talk to someone the next day, they told me they would put in a request to cancel the account and refund my money. Then the next day I get an email from customer service telling me that they would not be refunding my $150 because I did not cancel my account in time. Even though remember their site was down and I couldn't cancel my account! I guess I should have read the other reviews about this site and how they scam people out of their money. Talk about feeding on people!

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2016

    Decided to give it a try and signed up for 6 payments. When I clicked on submit the payments were doubled into three. The "matches" they send are often not in my set parameters. I have been unable to reach their customer service. When a match they select moves on the profile is not replaced. They keep asking me to loosen my criterion - like I should settle for what I don't want. Is there a class action lawsuit against them anywhere?? Can't find my receipt number but I can assure you I am a buyer of this scam.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2016

    Two years ago I signed up for the "discounted" 3 month subscription and was also matched with a lot of people who weren't active anymore. I also kept getting hits for over a year after I had cancelled my subscription and told them I didn't want my profile visible, which tells me that they don't even remove profiles when they are specifically told to, just to make it look like they have more "members" than they actually do. Then a few months ago I suddenly started getting communications from 2 people who seemed interesting (and disappeared immediately after I signed up for another 3 month contract... Interesting, isn't that?)

    And as for matches? Based on what? I had nothing in common 90% of the people who communicated with me. Most of them were looking for one night stands (which is supposedly not what eHarmony is about), or they were more than 25 years older than me. Then there was the midget who couldn't walk much.

    I'm not trying to be mean here, but I didn't sign up for the elderly and disabled package. I'm an active person and nowhere in my profile does it give any indicator that I'm looking to just jump into bed with anybody (one guy took me out to dinner and then tried to get me in the back of his van... Seriously?) nor did I give any indication that I want to date men who are older than my dad, or that I want to spend my time sitting around. I know that part sounds horrible, and when you're with someone you love, you don't mind giving up doing fun things for them. But when I put on my profile that I like to do active things, and I am constantly matched up with people who can barely walk around a flat track one time... How is this compatible? These are people you can't even take to a museum or other indoor event that requires even easy walking. Others had obviously only contacted me based on my photo because they had not read one thing in my profile.

    I was also contacted by another man (named Mark or Marek, he couldn't decide... I put down that intelligence is important to me and they send me a guy who can't even spell his name correctly) who was obviously just looking for a green card. There are also a lot of people who sign up for the free weekends and then try to get you to go into direct communication immediately, while they try to do the same with any and every other woman they can contact on the site. I'm looking for a serious relationship, not to be part of someone's harem. EHarmony shouldn't even let these people go to fast track. They're never legitimate. This website started out ages ago with good intentions, but now it's just an expensive way to meet bed-hoppers or scammers. You can do that for much cheaper on any other site, and some of them are even free.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016

    EHarmony asks what I'm passionate about and it's honesty. Eharmony isn't - I signed up for the 'free communication' this weekend and no matter what I try to do I'm taken to the page to sign up for a crazy amount. I had tried them before years ago and it was a total waste of money - I had 2 matches in the WHOLE COUNTRY! I thought I'd see if there were more I might match with - there were, I had 16 matches but only one in my state and I wasn't allowed to see anything about them except age and town, and wasn't allowed to communicate for free.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016

    I have been single for 3 years. I decided I needed to get out there and start dating. EHarmony asked for my marital status and when I ticked 'separated' I received a message saying, "Sorry, it appears you are still married." Basically, you have to have your divorce decree absolute, date of its issue and the court which granted it. However, it won't let me log onto the site to contact them for advice, and when my divorce does actually come through, I won't be able to log on with my divorce details. My husband lived with his partner within weeks of leaving me, and yet if I even think of dating, I am slapped back for being an adulterer!

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016

    This site requires you to sign up for a minimum of 3 months at a higher monthly cost and will not refund any monies back if you are not satisfied within a few days. This site says they will find a date with their large database of people. Wrong! They say they will find you a date. Wrong! This site says they will communicate with you. Wrong! This site says you should have at least a few response from their vast database of people. Wrong. Not sure where they get this information. It is not from their customers. Waste of money, waste of time, no customer service support, overprice. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND,

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016

    I signed up for a one month subscription on November 1, 2016. I paid $59 and some change. I logged in and cancelled my subscription on November 24, 2016. MY matches didn't match at all. Not even close. Not to mention they didn't live close either. EHarmony will not close my account because it says I paid in full through February 1, 2017?! Not only have they already auto charged my card for December, they have also charged my card for January too! My account does NOT have the auto renewal option checked. They offer no refunds because, according to eHarmony, I pre-paid. Only I didn't. They pre-charged. All around waste of time and money. People sign up for free weekends, get matched with paying subscribers, they go away after the weekend and the subscribers can no longer connect.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016

    I initially was presented with 900+ match results. OVER HALF WERE DISCONTINUED PROFILES! My gripe would be that eHarmony knowingly maintains a database of discontinued accounts for the subscriber. When the profile is clicked upon, a result of "Unfortunately, she is no longer available in our matching system". This wasted my time and is a blatant false representation.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2016

    This site requires you to sign up for a minimum of 3 months at a higher monthly cost and will not refund any monies back if you are not satisfied within a few days. This site says they will find a date with their large database of people. Wrong! They say they will find you a date. Wrong! This site says they will communicate with you. Wrong! This site says you should have a least a few response from their vast database of people. Wrong. Not sure where they get this information. It is not from their customers. Waste of money, waste of time, no customer service support, overprice. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND, AND I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016

    After spending a good deal of time filling out questionnaires, and a good deal of money, the matches are bad or non-existent, out of state, too young, etc. It's hard to believe that in a city the size of Dallas there aren't more matches. Plus there's no way to get help, customer service is awful, and even though I've managed to figure out how to "non-renew" it says they are going to automatically renew me for a month! They also add on charges for everything additional to the basic service which is horribly expensive.

    Worst dating site I've ever tried. Don't waste your money. I know a couple who met on this site and married, but they are much younger, so perhaps it works for people in their 30's and 40's. Or perhaps they were just blessed to connect. How do I stop them from taking any more money from me? I'll have to remember to close the account, I guess, prior to "one month renewal" that they've added without my authorization, and despite the fact that I specifically chose not to renew. The TV ads are not to be believed.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016

    I joined eHarmony because I'm finally ready to have a love life after a very painful end to a relationship. I answered every single question in the 1500+ question questionnaire, which took several days. When I started receiving matches I was surprised to see that only one was in the city I live in. The majority of my "matches" were in other states and even in another country. I contacted eHarmony, which wasn't an easy feat since they don't really have a "contact us" option, to see if I could cancel my membership since I wasn't getting any use out of the "service" they provide. I was told I couldn't because the money-back guarantee they tout on their commercials is only valid for the FIRST 3 DAYS of your membership. It took longer than that to complete all the questions.

    Speaking of all those questions, the commercials also say those are used to match you with someone you'll be most compatible with. I gave my ONE match in my city a chance. He is the exact opposite of what I would consider compatible with me. We have nothing in common, no common interests or goals. Our relationship styles are like day and night. Why did I waste my time on all those stupid questions? So I contacted eHarmony again, this time by replying to the last email I received from them since I can no longer find any means of contacting them through the site.

    Part of the responses I've received are: I should change my match criteria to cover a larger geographic area. This is particularly cute since I live in Montana. My criteria already says to match me with men within 120 miles of me, but that's not even what I'm looking for. It snows here and gets icy, and there are a lot of mountain passes. I guess I'm supposed to risk life and limb to be matched with someone I'm not compatible with. I should change some of my answers on the questionnaire. Are you serious right now?! I should LIE to get a match??! That's definitely NOT how I'd like a relationship to start. Thanks, though! I should change the level of importance of the criteria I'm looking for, such as how often he drinks. Yes, eHarmony, you're right. I should totally say it's okay to match me with a raging alcoholic because I wouldn't have a problem with that at all.

    So, basically, eHarmony has tried to convince me I'm flawed and what I'm looking for is unrealistic in an effort to justify them taking money from me until my "subscription" is up. Like some of the other complaints I've seen here, I'm not receiving matches anymore. I'm not getting anything from the site at all. I am, however, having money taken from my bank account every month. If you're considering eHarmony, save yourself the money and go to the local pub. At least you'll have some fun while you rule out the potential mates around you.

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    Online & AppStaffEase of Use

    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2016

    I have no idea how eHarmony is still in business. First of all there are hardly any people on there. Maybe one or two in my area so the rest are across the country. I couldn't find any help for the site (i.e. FAQs, support link etc). To connect with someone is almost comical. The site is not user friendly at all. This was a complete waste of money.

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    Price

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2016

    Signed up for eHarmony. The advertisements state that one will receive regular match updates. I live in the City of Chicago, 65 years old, Jewish. I asked to be matched with women of my religion from age 55-70. I received 11 matches, only one of which was appropriate for age and religion. After complaining, I received 2 more matches, both of whom had apparently already dropped out of eHarmony before they were sent to me. I asked to close my account, a refund my payment and they told me that they would charge me for three total payments and they didn't think that my matches were inappropriate. Inappropriate? One single match in the Chicago area for my criteria? This company and its policies are dishonest.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2016

    I subscribed for over a year. I've noticed after 6 months, you'll receive matches with no photos or matches who registered via their "free communication" weekends. The way you receive matches are super frustrating. After a few months, you'll only receive a few matches per day. Even more frustrating when time is limited and you literally have to wait 24 hours for the next 2-4 matches you'll receive (with the likelihood half is inactive/fake). I suspect a lot of my matches no longer subscribes and the site is still matching you up with these people. The communication process is horrible, and most of the girls I try and communicate with doesn't even look at my profile (hence the inactive/fake profiles). Not worth your time and money.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016

    Along with Match.com, this is another greedy dating site full of scammers and fake profiles. I was charged several times after I fulfilled my initial commitment. Finally I cancelled my account, turned off auto-renewal, and removed all of my personal information. I was charged again 30 days later! When I called to get a refund, I was told that the account was reinstated and auto-renewal turned back on a few minutes after it was cancelled. Hmmmm, I wonder how that happened? I was given a big run-around trying to get my money refunded. I finally called my bank and had them blocked from having access to my account. Save yourself a lot of grief and money and stay far, far away from this company.

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    Contract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016

    Once again, I tried a dating site. After a few days, I decided this site was another scam. Of course, they word the "agreement" to the point where it is so confusing re: billing and such that it leaves your head spinning. I'm going to try and get my money back but please, DON'T JOIN!!!

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    Staff

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2016

    In 6 months, in a large metropolitan area, eHarmony has only generated a handful of matches within a 7 year age and 100 mile range. Those 'outside' of the range do not appear to be paying members as they've added a line or two to their profile in order to register. Once you join you cannot 'close' your account or temporarily hide your profile.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016

    No interest for a year, then I cancelled. They keep sending me "matches", though. At least three ringers have "contacted" me in the last month. After the first made me suspicious (very young, model shots for photos, very general likes and dislikes), I wrote to the site, asking if they employed ringers--no response. Two more. Most recently, I asked to move to email without all of the boring questions. Refused--she'd like to get to know me S L O W L Y. So, I answered the questions with my own answer, which said, "how do I know you're not a ringer? Prove you're a real person and I'll answer your questions". I received an email that she had replied, an hour later. Clicked on the link, and the ringer had completely disappeared from the site! Beware--it's like the mob. They either won't let you leave, or they'll vanish you! That Orville Redenbacher lookalike "founder" guy must be on his own private island, with the cream of the crop...

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016

    I cancelled my subscription 5 months ago and was informed that I could not do so until a final payment was made. I agreed to this. I was given a confirmation number. Now, 5 months later a charge from eHarmony dings my bank account. These people are frauds. Do not under any circumstances give them your debit card or checking account number. They are crooks. I have found a great person, but not through eHarmony. I contacted them about the lack of communication from contacts I made (when I have received thousands from other site, no brag, just fact). And that is the reason this account was cancelled.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016

    Please run away fast from this scam - "Dr. Neil Warren" is a hoax. I am not an "unfortunate looking" or "undereducated" or "bankrupt" female in my mid 50s - and all I have received to date are a bunch of scammers. This site needs to be shut down. I don't believe their claims or their advertising - their commercials make me sick to my stomach. Whoever the "Doctor" is, I am certain of only one thing - he is preying on lonely individuals who, like me, don't meet too many people outside of my circle. I am a consultant. I work from home. I do NOT have a lot of ways to meet appropriate single men - most of the people in my neighborhood are married, partnered up, not looking. That was why I tried the site. And now, they won't let me out of the STUPID contract even though I have asked repeatedly - sent them the inappropriate "matches" and "emails" I have received - they just don't care. If ever there is a class action suit, please include me.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2016

    I turned off my auto renewal and wasn't supposed to be charged, but eHarmony charged my credit card for another year, plus they do not have a contact number or email on their website. I used to like this site when it was good 2 years ago, not anymore.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2016

    I tried to buy a subscription as a gift. While I was trying to see prices, the website helpfully charged me. I called to cancel and the operator offered me a deal so I accepted. She told me repeatedly that it would NOT auto renew. I just discovered that they have been charging me for the last 8 MONTHS!! I called to get a refund and they've given me all kinds of run-arounds. The operator told me that auto renew was UNabled but they've been charging me anyway. I now have to have the gift recipient call and give them permission to cancel the account that I have been paying.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016

    I wish I had read something like this before I ever signed up!!! What a scam. They tell you one thing and act like they care but forget that... For 2 months in a row I have been told they were cancelling my subscription and believe me they haven't. They are all about signing you up but lie to you when you want to cancel. Don't ever use them unless you have money to burn!!! They sure burned me and I see I am not the only one.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016

    Where do I start? First, if you are under 35 don't even bother. No one in our age group would take the time to answer their quiz questions. Second, they lured me in luring free communication weekend. But wait, you can't see anyone's picture. So you can just talk to pictureless people. Want to see pictures, well you will have to pay for that. So I pay for the upgrade to see pictures. Then I look for my matches. I live in Western MA. They were giving me matches in OH and VA and all these far away places. WTF. So I change my settings to only get matches in MA within 100 miles. Whelp that will be 27 matches. 27... that is it.

    Of those matches, maybe 5 I liked. And of those 5- zero responded to me. So I am like screw this, this is a scam, I want my money back. Well, apparently they have a 3-day refund window, which is not advertising anywhere unless you read the small, small print. I was 7 days out. They were like "Sorry! We are not obligated to give you a refund." But your SERVICE is a SCAM. Stay away!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016

    I signed up with eHarmony last month for 6 months but soon realized it was not working out for me. I paid an initial fee of $68. They charged me another $68 couple weeks ago and my last instalment is supposed to go out on Oct 12th. I called to cancel but now they are refusing to cancel without charging me that amount. If the subscription is for 6 months then why am I paying in full for only using it for a month and a half. I am not asking for my money back just to not be charged again. I called customer service and they told me that there is no one there who could cancel the account. The only department who could do it will email me which would take 7-10 business days. It is an absolute scam. I am not sure why they are still in business.

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    eHarmony Company Information

    Company Name:
    eharmony
    Company Type:
    Private
    Year Founded:
    1997
    City:
    Los Angeles
    State/Province:
    CA
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.eharmony.com