I have no fear of drowning (it’s the breathing that’s taking all this work) August 15, 2007

So far, I’ve been pretty overwhelmed by this eHarmony experience.  I haven’t had much time to spend sorting through all my matches lately so they’ve been piling up.  Everytime I open my email inbox, I have at least one (if not 2 or 3) sets of emails from eHarmony saying that they’ve got 7 new matches for more.  Luckily(?), by the time I see that and end up signing in, several have closed the match.  Never did I imagine I’d be so pumped about closed matches.  Right now I have 66 matches to sort through, but it’s still early in the day.  It makes me tired just looking at it.

Unlike Carla, my picture is readily available on the site, though I may change that for the reason she listed – I might know others on the site in “real life.”  I don’t know what it is that is so off-putting to me that others may know that I’m doing this, but at present time only 4 of my friends know I’m doing this, Carla included.  I haven’t even told a couple of my very best friends yet.  I was matched with a guy on here who I’m pretty sure I know and work with, which would be a major reason I may change my picture settings.  The last thing I need is everyone I know at work (not that small of a place, but the kind of place where you live your life in a fishbowl) to know about this and to be asking about it.

This is a pretty jumbled post.  Hopefully the next will be more coherant.

P.S. I just stumbled upon this on Google:  “Internet Dating: The Musical” – hilarious!

I’m diving in August 12, 2007

I’m no stranger to Internet dating. I’ve tried nearly every site at some point: a three day trial (OK, multiple three day trials) on match, a discounted week on eharmony, true when it was still free for women. But my credit card and I have never really taken the plunge. It’s been nearly a source of pride–although I don’t know why. I’ve had plenty of friends who have tried Internet dating, and I was even a bridesmaid in a wedding where the couple met on match.com.

But I’ll admit, I’ve been curious whether it would work. So when Megan told me months ago that a friend suggested she sign up for eharmony, I was on board. She should do it, I said, and to take it a step further, I would sign up for a site adn we could blog about our experiences.

On a recent Saturday, I got a text from Megan. She was ready.

Megan had an unreal discount code: three months for $45. The same length of time on match would cost $60. It’s not a huge difference, but enough to make me consider my options. I’ve preferred match in the past, but eharmony’s system isn’t really designed for a short-term commitment. I also asked a friend about her experiences using both. She’s met more Christian men on eharmony than match. When I thought about it, I realized that the best contenders I’ve met on match were also on eharmony.

So I took the plunge. Heck, I’ll do almost anything for a good story–and if there’s one thing dating has brought me, it’s good stories.