I have experienced many of the frustrations mentioned by reviewers. I am in the over 50 age group and have wondered if the approach Eharmony takes works better in some age groups than others. I also think that, at least in my age group, folks are not as open to stretching beyond their immediate geographic location very often and therefore it is more difficult if you are not within range of a populous area. I have been on this site for awhile and the only improvement I noted was a somewhat better array of possible matches after rating many matches they sent along. I do believe one of the most frustrating aspects is the 'non-members' sent along. You can't distinguish them but lack of any response, no views or never closing you out makes it apparent that many of the 'matches' are really not active.

In comparing this to other sites I have not found it any more successful for me. They seem to place a great deal of emphasis on the personality matching but many matches I receive seem to have little in common with me. I also have found many guys who barely say anything in response to the questions, making it almost impossible to tell much about them at all.

I do not like the close out process where you are forced to select a reason. These seem very shallow and pretty meaningless.

Well, I am not a fan and have found I prefer a bit more control over communication and selection. Again, maybe it works better for younger age groups where there may be more potential matches and you don't have as many experiences guiding, or maybe misguiding, you.

In the end any of these services can only be an introduction. You have to talk to people and meet them regardless of how many
'e-messages' you have exchanged.