Singles, should you try online dating like Eharmony?

[DeWayneTN]

As LeAnn and I first began introducing ourselves to people as a couple over two years ago, the inevitable question of where we met would often come up. At first, we felt a little hesitant to admit we'd met through Eharmony. Years ago, meeting someone through the internet often conjured up a stigma equivalent to randomly collecting personal ads in the newspaper. At some point, however, I realized there was nothing to be ashamed of. LeAnn and I were both in our 30s, not exactly premium time for meeting outside of our own social circles.

Through the years, people have asked me about online dating and I recommend it. It's not a perfect system (none are), but it's definitely something worth considering if you find the current social dating scene intimidating, fruitless or phony. Here are some observations.

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[Jeremy Gault]

I agree.

I'm 28, and would say that my social circle is already pretty much set (with a few exceptions, obviously.) Most everyone I know is already married, so that cuts down on options a lot.

After my divorce, I did date one person from my "social circle" (someone I knew from high school) but that didn't really go anywhere. Nice girl, and it wasn't really her fault or mine... it just never went anywhere.

Did the whole eharmony thing just for kicks (why not?) and, well, if you look at my picture on here, you'll see the results of that. Both of us were probably only on there a couple of weeks. We get along very well, too. And, I can honestly say if we hadn't been on there we probably wouldn't have met, since she is definitely outside my social circle (heck, she lives an hour from here.)

So, yeah, if you get on a decent site, seems to work fairly well. Or I just lucked out and got a wonderful person.