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Online Dating: You Better Shop Around - Online Dating Briefs by Dr. Dato

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Article Subject: Online Dating: You Better Shop Around

Article Link: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/shopsmart/online-dating-you-better-shop-around-1233548.html

Article Rating: 4.0 (out of 5)

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Dr. Dato’s Brief:

These are interesting statistics for the user who wants more information before taking the plunge into the three of the top dating sites available today, match, eharmony and chemistry.

Here is a summary of the stats:

	match	eharmony	chemistry
cost	$34.99 for one month; $19.99 per month for three months; $16.99 per month for six months.	$59.95 for one month; $39.95 per month for three months; $29.95 per month for six months; $19.95 per month for 12 months.	$49.95 for one month; $33.32 per month for three months; $26.65 per month for six months; $20.83 per month for 12 months.
member stats	29% are under age 30; 51% are 30-49; 20% are 50+; 79% have some college or college degree; 56% do not have children; 23% have children who at least sometimes live at home; 19% have children away from home.	As a privately traded company, eHarmony does not disclose member statistics, according to Paul Breton, Director of Corporate Communications for eHarmony.	20% are under age 30; 47% are 30-49; 33% are 50+; 84% have some college or college degree; 54% have children.

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Tags: chemistry, costs reviewed, dating member stats, eharmony, match

Online Dating Briefs by Dr. Dato - Online Dating: Match vs. JDate vs. eHarmony vs. Plenty of Fish

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Article Subject: Online Dating: Match vs. JDate vs. eHarmony vs. Plenty of Fish

Article Link: http://www.jewishjournal.com/keepingthefaith/item/online_dating_match_vs_jdate_vs_eharmony_vs_plenty_of_fish_20110203/

Website: Match.com, Eharmony.com, PlentyofFish.com

Dr. Dato’s Brief:

The article is written by Ilana Angel who has been on the online dating scene for a number of years. She comments on the above sites mentioned but also talks about her experience with JDate which is a dating site catering to the Jewish. She didn’t have anything good to say about that site.

In particular, her comments relate to how men can give misleading information on their profile and she has learnt to categorize the men into two groups; those with potential and those who are clearly not.

She praises POF (plentyoffish) website and finds it refreshingly different and thinks that this maybe due to the site being free where people are more likely to be upfront.

My 2 cents.. although these large dating sites cater to the masses, it can make finding the right partner a bit daunting. Without sounding discriminatory, I think dating sites should start thinking about organizing their members into specific groups or categories. Hmm, sounds like an idea for a great dating site, I wonder.