I was recently asked by someone who was returning to dating after a divorce to tell her which internet dating site was more likely to lead to marriage. This person was considering both match.com and eHarmony and she was pretty clear on the fact that she wasn’t interested in casual dating. She was looking to have a stable and healthy relationship that would hopefully eventually lead to a better marriage than the one she had left. So, she was looking for some statistics that might help her decide which online dating site would be the best choice for her.
Match.Com Versus eHarmony Statistics When It Comes To Marriage: Actually, both sites released statistics that indicated their results and success rates in 2009. Among other statistics (like a sign up rate of 12 – 15,000 new users every day,) eHarmony’s results indicated that 118 couples every single day get married or engaged. That’s about 3,540 couples getting married or engaged each month and about 43,070 couples getting hitched each year.
In 2009, match.com released similar statistics. Match clearly has more members and their members go on an average of a whopping 6 million dates per year, which is quite staggering. But in terms of the couples per day that get married or engaged, match’s numbers are a bit lower at 12 each day. This is 360 married couples per month or 4,380 couples per year. No matter which company that you’re talking about, these are a lot of people getting hitched as the result of these two companies. But, if “happily ever after” is your true goal, the statistics would have to point to eHarmony.
Now, that’s certainly not to say that you couldn’t find a husband or wife on either site or that one site will give you more dates than another. People are very successful on both sites every day. In my own experience though, eHarmony attracts older, more settled people or at least those who are very clear on what their goals are. And I think that the requirements of this site work to attract a certain type of client.
eHarmony’s personality profile is very well known and is in my opinion one of the reasons for their success. But this process is likely not going to appeal to the casual dater who doesn’t want to take their time to find the right person to settle down with. Also, this one is the more expensive of the two. Now, the difference in cost isn’t huge by any means. But for some people, price is their biggest concern. Again, in my opinion, most people who are serious about finding someone meaningful and lasting don’t mind paying a little more to get the results that they want.
Both sites are quite popular and claim high rates of success. The real question is what you are ultimately looking for, what types of experiences you want to have, and which site is easier for you to navigate and use regularly. Both sites regularly offer free trials which allow you to try out the site and take a peak at your potential matches to see which one you like better.
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