EHARMONY BLOG -- Apr 20 -- The February 2008 issue of Reader's Digest ran an article about eHarmony and its founder, Neil Clark Warren and his dream to beat the 'horrors of divorce'. From the article:
Q: What exactly do single people want?
Dr: They are dying for a deep sense of companionship and to feel really good about themselves.
Q: What's the one essential quality to a successful relationship that most people overlook?
Dr: Honesty.
Q: What's the most important of your 29 criteria for compatibility?
Dr: Emotional health.
Q: Do opposites attract?
Dr: I believe in the importance of similarities. The truth is, opposites attract, then they attack.
The full article was originally published at eHarmony blog, but is no longer available.
"Today there are 18 million registered users, and the site is responsible for over 100,000 marriages."
Only 100,000 marriages?
100,000 marriages == 200,000 persons
200,000 married / 18,000,000 registered users == 0.01111111111111
Is it only 1.11% of Success?
Regards,
Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
[email protected]
Posted by: Fernando Ardenghi | Apr 27, 2008 at 06:17 PM
In the article Dr. Warren wrote, "The truth is, opposites attract, then they attack."
Actually, this gross oversimplification shows that Dr. Warren is out of touch with the latest research on compatibility. Perhaps that is why his work has come under strong criticism by the academic community. Actually, it's not even "his" work -- there doesn't seem to be any published or presented papers about the company's matching methods that include his name!
Whatever happened to "truth in advertising?!"
James Houran, Ph.D.
OnlineDatingMagazine.com
Posted by: James Houran | Apr 27, 2008 at 09:12 PM