Marriage-Maker Claims Are Tied In Knots

WSJ -- July 29 -- eHarmony has twice commissioned studies from Harris Interactive to estimate its impact on marriages. The first, in 2005, found that 90 people a day married because of the site. The second, in 2007, found that the number had surged to 236. Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data on marriages, eHarmony estimated that it could claim credit for 2% of marriages in the U.S. A Match.com media kit claimed that 12 marriages a day trace their roots to the site, but the company now says it's inaccurate. Markus Frind, CEO of PlenyofFish.com, says his site creates 800,000 relationships each year, according to exit interviews with departing members. ~100,000 marriages per year. The only statistic Mr. Frind knows with certainty is the number of members who have self-reported success stories on his site -- now ~ 2,000. FULL ARTICLE @ WSJ

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[James Houran, Ph.D., OnlineDatingMagazine.com]

Once again, the next obvious question from any critical thinker is ,"And, what is the impact of eHarmony's (and others') matching system on divorce rates or failed relationship rates?"

Better studies are needed by social scientific researchers to understand and put the "success rates" of dating sites in the full perspective.

Thanks,

James Houran, Ph.D.
www.OnlineDatingMagazine.com

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There are also other online dating sites that are effecting marriages percentage which is not consider in this statistic