I've tried eharmony a few times, and I'll give it two stars. I would give it one star, but I do kind of like the way it's set up, so I'll give it an extra star. I like that it's not set up like Match or Yahoo where you're basically on display like cars on a sales lot. For the most part, I think it's a bunch of hype. Reading through some of these other reviews has made me feel a little better. It's good to know that I'm in good company with my experiences with this. In fact, I'll give a little bit of a warning: Eharmony sometimes isn't very good for your self-esteem. The first time I used it, it made me feel like a total troll for a while. I eventually got over it, but still.

Now, some of the other reviewers have made remarks along the lines of "I'm not shallow, and I hate shallow people as much as the next person, but I kept getting matched with very unattractive people." Why don't you just come out and admit that you want an attractive person as your significant other? It's a lot more respectable to say that than to try to tiptoe around it with these "I'm not shallow, but . . . " lines.

Some people do have success with the site, but the success stories seem to be few and far between. You're probably better off meeting people in real life. Maybe take a class, do some volunteer work, join a club, or something like that.

Another issue I have with Eharmony (and most other dating sites as well) is that the profiles really don't give you much of a chance to convey much about yourself. Log in to your eharmony account and you should see what I mean. You really don't know much about most of your matches after reading their profiles, do you?