I really wish I had read these reviews earlier. If you are thinking of joining eHarmony, seriously reconsider. First of all the initial personality profile questionnaire takes forever to complete. Then they send you a bunch of teaser emails with seemingly perfect matches who are exactly what you're looking for (too exact to actually be real people). My very first match requested communication the same day I completed the questionnaire. He sounded too good to be true so I waited two weeks and only decided to join after he "nudged" me (that's what happens when you haven't answered someone's request for communication after a week). Oh, and the eHarmony customer service rep. agreed to offer me half-price on the membership fee. That still doesn't make me feel any better. Anyway, things seemed to be going along great with this guy until we got to Open Communication. He sent me his picture and I responded by sending him mine. Oh, and I honestly believe his pictures were torn right out of a copy of GQ and uploaded or if they weren't he is definitely trying way too hard to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a male runway model. Well apparently eHarmony overlooked the fact that my supposedly perfect match did not like Hispanic women. What a nice surprise for me! He "Closed Communication" with me because he said he didn't realize I looked so "ethnic." By the way, closing communication is what happens when someone decides to cut you off completely for any number of reasons, sometimes you never even know why because one of the options for closing communication is listed as "Other." If you do join be prepared to be rejected often (frequently based on racial/ethnic discrimination if you are a minority). It's brutal. Also, it is true that if you list your religious preference as Christian you will get at least twice as many matches versus listing your preference as not religious. Be warned though, if you do this many of your matches will actually be very religious. One guy actually said he believed in practicing polygamy. Come on. Thats how little screening eHarmony does of its members. Basically, you would have as good a chance of meeting your soul mate if you hang out at Barnes & Noble on any night of the week. eHarmony is totally random, a waste of time, and an even bigger waste of money. Don't do it. You'll be sorry you did.