Perfectmatch Review
Perfectmatch.com (4/2/06), an eHarmony clone? The relationship matching of today looks a lot different than the online dating services of the 1990′s. Online dating has become more mainstream and may even one day become the norm for singles to find a statistically compatible match. Instead of displaying pictures and profiles to rate and choose from, users of Perfectmatch and similar sites are presented with professionally packaged online matching applications. Words like “scientific” and “compatability” and “expert” appear in site descriptions. Sponsors are often PhD’s who have done research in sociology or psychology. Free dating services seem to be a thing of the past. But that may not be so bad.
Perfectmatch looks a lot like its competitor, eHarmony. Perfectmatch is a “leading online relationship service” that has its genesis in decades of research by relationship expert, Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle and regular guest on “Oprah.” Sounding similar to eHarmony’s personality profile, the Perfectmatch Duet® Total Compatibility System finds members that have a high likelihood of compatibility with yourself. However, with Perfectmatch Duet® it is understood that marriage is not necessarily the goal of all members. Under the “Endorsements” section of the Perfectmatch.com site, there is no shortage of PhD’s offering their comments about Dr. Schwartz and the service:
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If you like the ideas captured by eHarmony and are looking for an eHarmony alternative, Perfectmatch is worth a look.
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June 25th, 2008
Dating websites? All of them are in this for the $$$$ or the big fiery that has went on for quite some time that the internet is the way to go to meet singles. The free ones are no worse than the paid ones. Same ppl, same games, same ones had u met them in real life a few times you’d say, “nahhh, don’t think so!” The paid want you to believe there is better quality so you will pay. Most of the men are to cheap to even pay to contact the women. Why would you want to go out with a man who clearly lets you know he is not a paying member? Sounds like an exciting man to date to me! I believe I will pay to meet this loser???!!! Nahhhhh, don’t think so! I have met many ppl from off the net as well as in everyday life. I find most of the ppl who use the net are ppl with problems meeting folks in the real world, men with tons of problems {very dysfunctional men to put it mildly) that had u met them anywhere else b4 all the games, u wouldn’t have bothered. I met maybe 2 decent men out of nearly a hundred I dated and I understand lots of dysfunctional women with real life problems also hit these sites. Why? No effort to get out there and be real, be friendly, meet real ppl. I do just about anything now, even bars LOOK GOOD compared to internet dating and that is my opinion from EXPERIENCE with ANY of the big or small dating sites. A scam for sure on we “poor, lonely singles” not coupled up like most of the folks running these sites.
January 9th, 2009
Why oh why didn’t I read the reviews before paying? Initially I thought it seemed great-a perfect combination of Match and Eharmony. But then the reality struck, there are basically no paying male members in my area (upstate NY). Save your money and try either eharmony, match or plenty of fish (which is free)!
May 3rd, 2009
I was originally drawn to the site because I was led to believe it was community based. I soon discovered it was not. I requested a cancelation and the responder stated he would cancel my account immediately and process a refund. Later when I checked my CC statement I discovered that the thieves had only credited me $29 and kept the other $50. Nowhere in the emails they sent me did they mention partial refund.
July 29th, 2009
Perfectmatch.com is a complete waste of money. I signed up and paid 60 dollars to become a member. They wouldn’t even let me try it out or see how many potential matches I would have until I paid. This is twice the price of match.com, which I have found to be successful. Once I became a member, I only had 6 matches or so and most of them didn’t have a picture. I also tried searching and there were a few people as matches but I am not aware as to how active they are or when they were last online. For all I know, they are inactive and therefore it is a complete waste of time for me to email them. This site is a waste of money. Please do not sign up for it. I would HIGHLY recommend signing up for match.com. It is way cheaper and much more easier to use and effective.
August 17th, 2009
What a hokey waste of time and money this so called “perfectmatch.com”. HUGE waste of time. You can NOT delete profiles that appear in their “match” or search results even once you have reviewed the profile(s). So in other words, once you do a search, and look at a profile (or a hundred of them) you CANNOT delete the profiles you do NOT want to see again. So EVERY TIME you do a search the same unacceptable, or NON matching profile(s) continue to show up.
And worse, I have contacted them more than once to ask them to address the lack of a “remove” or “delete” tab on each profile and here is their LAME answer:
Deleting profiles from Search results is not an option at this time. As requested, we have closed your subscription. In accordance with theTerms of Use, your account will deactivate on 10/31/2009, the end of thecurrent billing cycle. Please let us know if you need any further assistance. Cordially, [name and email removed] Perfectmatch.com
LAME and a HUGE waste of time.
Also, I found out that their website continues to list the people/matches/profiles EVEN AFTER THEIR PAID SUBSCRIPTION HAS EXPIRED. In other words, their website is loaded with NON paying “matches” who cannot reply to the invitations /emails one would send, of course unless they would resubscribe.
Try Plenty of fish, Match.com OR ANY other website first.
March 30th, 2010
This website is a complete waste of time and money. Wow. What an ongoing disappointment. Every ‘match’ — and there were precious few — was illiterate (I’m not) and uneducated (I’m not) and fat (I’m not). Better luck somewhere else.