July: Ask a Success Couple...Anything!

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Meet Tanya and William. They were matched by eHarmony in September of 2006, they fell in love and were married in August 2007.

Now they are here to help you find success too. Got questions about finding your soul mate? Wondering how to handle closed matches or disappointing dates? They've been through it and they've got real answers.

For the next week, Tanya and William will be responding to questions on this thread and helping you get the most of your eHarmony experience. Ask them anything now!

We had some family and friends that were a little skeptical at first about us meeting online. For some of those who had reservations about us meeting online, we think it may have been a safety issue and for others, there wasn't much belief that online dating really works. We felt that once people saw us together they realized the deep connection we had and that our Love for each other was genuine. As a result of our success, several of our friends joined eHarmony in hopes of finding Love.

William was a member of eHarmony for 3 months the first time and came back and joined again and we were matched 6 months later. I was a member of eHarmony for about a month the first time and then joined again and was matched with William about a week later. We noticed in our profiles the importance of family and friends and our similar interests. In addition, we also liked that each other was tall. We communicated through emails and phone conversations for about 3 weeks before meeting.

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We both felt a sense of compatibility when we started talking on the telephone. We talked on the phone about 6 or 7 times before meeting. Our phone conversations were very long and both of us felt comfortable with the conversations. The emotional connection came very quickly after meeting each other. We felt very comfortable around each other and enjoyed each time we got to see each other. There was just a sense of security when we were with each other. Both of us knew within a month of meeting each other that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.

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We were matched on eHarmony on September 20, 2006. We went through all phases of communication on eHarmony. We talked on the telephone for the first time on October 4, 2006. We talked about 6 or 7 times on the phone before meeting. We met each other for the first time on October 14, 2006 and saw each other every weekend thereafter. We lived about 2 1/2 hours apart in different States. We talked on the phone every day after we met. We knew within a month of meeting each other that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. We were engaged on February 10, 2007 and married on August 18, 2007. The whole experience did move rather quickly but every part of it felt so right for both of us. We are very happy today and so grateful for EHarmony.

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We feel the best path to take in finding someone is to be completely honest. Sometimes it can be hard to share certain things with others but doing that in the beginning will probably save you more heartache in the long run. Have you sent him a full length picture of yourself? If not, perhaps you could send him a picture and then you have been upfront with him about your physical appearance. We wish you luck with your search.

We were on guided communication for about a week before we began talking on the phone. I saw that William had many of the qualities that I was looking for while communicating through the guided communication process. My feelings toward William grew the more our relationship progressed from emailing, to phone conversation, and then finally meeting in person. Once we met we knew within a month that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. We both have a complete sense of security in each other.

Hello, We do not feel that you are projecting anything negative in your profile or communication. We feel that eHarmony matches individuals based on the information you provide to them which is rather comprehensive. After looking at some of your interests in your profile, we feel that some of the activities that you like doing may be more common among races different than yours. I (Tanya) experienced similar results as far as matches sent to me. There were more individuals sent to me that were of a different race. In adddtion, the same race individuals responded less to my initiation for communication. I kept an open mind through my eHarmony experience because I wanted to be with someone that was the most compatible with me as a whole. We wish you luck in your search.

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We are not familiar with how other online dating services work as far as their cost. We just know that on eHarmony you can view some of the important information about matches sent to you without purchasing a plan. However, if you want to proceed to the communication process you do have to purchase a plan and we did use a credit card for this payment.

Sorry we can't give you more information regarding your situation.