> From the ad, we can see that just 86,140 of those subscribers get married, a mere 6.2% of the people who paid the company to find them a mate.
I know a lot of people who would easily drop $120 for a 6.2% chance of finding a partner in a year. These odds are not horrible.
But are the people who would drop $120 to find a partner the same people who belong to that 6.2%?
I think most people absolutely suck at being original or appealing in texting. Going through tinder or any dating app makes you see the worst of humanity. Scams, lot of them. Catfishers. Kids pulling prank and laughing at desperate middle-aged men. Exaggerations, too high expectations. It makes you compare with others. It makes you desperate. Just avoid it.
I mean, people don't really know themselves or what they look for, generally speaking.
Anyway, matchmakers are not a new concept.
My wife would get upset if I did that.
> I think most people absolutely suck at being original in texting or appealing.
Yup
Those are in fact horrible odds. I would prefer to pay $2,000 for a 100% chance. Or $20,000.
The only way you can get 100% chance is if you go the route of a mail-order bride. Not sure if that's even legal anymore.
For legitimate options that include only legal means with consenting adults... 6.2% is pretty good.
No, it isn't. At those odds, your expected wait to marry is over 16 years, which defeats the purpose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_age_at_fi...
Most people who are motivated to get married explore more than one option at the same time. So you do this plus some combination of other things likely to get you socializing with members of the other gender: start doing the weekly ski/ bike trips; going to pubs; going to yoga; join the square dancing club, etc etc. (Clearly my recent experience socializing with the opposite gender is pretty badly out of date).
Again, nothing legal/ ethical and guaranteed so the only way to increase the odds is to increase your exposure to your audience. If your goal is marriage, $120 and 6% on eHarmony is price and time competitive. Though likely not as fun as going on weekly ski or bike trips.