Were you attracted to join eHarmony because of the advertisments you have seen on TV, read this review before you part with your first $50.

As with most dating services, everything is free until you decide to communicate with a person or a match and only when you are matched. Basically almost anyone can go into their matching system, and the only barrier I know is the 486 questions one has to fill up before they can be matched. You are only allowed to view the introductory information about your matches at no charge. You only pay when you are ready to take the next step and communicate with the matches you've received.

Personally I think this free personality profile is extremely detailed and is worth taking even if you are not so serious about dating, it does help you understand who you are and what you need in a long-term relationship. And if everybody is as honest as you are with yourself, the answers determine who you will meet eventually.

What Can You Expect in the Beginning?
Immediately after you complete the basic information such as your name , your email, if you are a man seeking a women, or women seeking man, a password, your country and how you found them, you are next required to complete the personality profile questionaire filled with 14 categories of questions.

Be absolutely sure you will be undisturbed for at least 60 minutes, the questions to be answered, include your preferences, values and interests. And remember you only get to do this once, and the results cannot be altered, so take your time. Watch Out Also For TimeOut, make sure you saved your questionaire whenever possible.

Section 1 is on Self Descriptions, you are to rate the attributes from a scale of 1 to 7, take a look at the sample of this section, Section 1

Section 2 is on Personal Characteristics, about 50 plus statements ranging from, I enjoy work for work's sake, I like to play pranks on others and My mind does much better with facts and figures than with concepts. Take a look at the sample of this section, See a sample of section 2

Section 3: About Your Feelings. See a sample of section 3

Section 4: Important Qualities. This is the secion where you share with the system, what are some of the important characteristics you want in a partner. Section 4 Sample

Section 5 is on Personal Beliefs, eHarmony is not just for christian singles anymore. In this section you tell the system you are a Christian and that you would like to meet another christian. See a sample of Section 5

Section 6: About Your Personality. True or False answers. You are almost 50% done with the questionaire. Sample of Section 6

Section 7: Your Personal Interests, rating your interest from a scale of 1 to 7. These range from horse riding to motor sports and much more. Section 7

Section 8: Living Skills is the place where you are to rate your approximate level of skill in areas such as achieving personal goals, resolving conflict, car maintenance and repair etc. See a sample of Section 8

Section 9: Communication Style is about how you respond when in conflict

Section 10: Relationship Style is about the way you relate to another person. See a sample of Section 10

Section 11: Most and Least Like You is the hardest set of question to answer by far. See a sample of Section 11. With a choice of Most and Least like you, you really have to take it really slow over here. But be mindful of timeout, as your answers would not be saved and you would need to redo the section again.

Section 12: Family Relationships is about finding out your relationship with your parents (or guardians) when you were growing up. See a sample of Section 12

Section 13: General Information is the place you fill in details such as your income, your occupation, and the ethnic group you belong to and the 11 ethnic groups you would like to meet. This is also the section you get to put in details about your physical appearance. Information like if you smoke, your education, if you drink etc. See a sample of Section 13

Section 14: Matching Information is the place you tell eHarmony where you are from, and where you would like your partner to come from geographically. Canadians should enter their postal code in the system with a space between the first 3 characters and the last 3 three characters. Format should look like this: N8S 1P9. See a sample of Section 14

Important Things To Note Before You Use eHarmony