Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)Apr 27, 2025

I'm *so* glad I missed the current generation of dating apps...

I met my husband on eHarmony. I remember at the time that signing up involved filling in an enormous survey of questions about myself & the type of partner I'm looking for. Took over an hour!

It then made a real effort to match me to partners who were a good fit.

It was also a drawn out process to start chatting to a match - discouraging rapid first-date/hookup style use of it.

#dating

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/27/dating-apps-user-decline

Dating apps face a reckoning as users log off: ‘There’s no actual human connection’

In Australia, dating apps have been hit with lawsuits and new regulation, while their profits are declining worldwide

The Guardian
Show threadSherri W (SyntaxSeed)

It's shocking what a great fit my husband & I are for each other. Their algorithm really worked.

And yeah, as a woman I got a ton more matches than him - so it clearly had the same problem with gender ratio.

But I feel that eHarmony was a quality experience that prioritized safety and real matches rather than bulk swipe left or right based only on looks & sparse profile data.

#dating

Apr 27, 2025 at 11:20amWeb