eHarmony is the Pits

On Saturday I was talking about the new blog to a couple that had met on eHarmony in June.  He proclaimed that he is the blog and I hope that he will be a contributor in the future.  She shared one gem of a horror story regarding her time on eHarmony.com.

One of the features of eHarmony is there "guided communication".  There are 3 rounds of communication that allow you to get to know each other by answering stock questions about each other.  I am sure it is more than that but that is about the gist of it.   

There is the option to skip guided communication and jump right in.  Guided communication though may help to weed out the crazies and here is one example.  She told me that she had only skipped guided communication twice.  The very first time she received a request to do so she looked at the photos and was willing to give it a chance.  The very first email she received the guy responded with, "I liked your profile and would really like to get to know you.   But I need to know...  Would you be willing to grow out your arm pit hair, because that really turns me on."

Excuse the paraphrased quote, but come on.  Is this really the way you want to start a conversation.  I guess it is for the best, so she didnt end up getting involved with the guy and then finding out he was a freak.  Freak may be a bit too harsh.  He has a fetish and there is nothing wrong with that.  There are however other dating sites where this may have been deemed appropriate.  On most however it will just get you blocked.