Reviewed On: 10/9/2008

Price/Period: $59.95/30 days



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Reviewed by Cupids Reviews Staff

PerfectMatch.com takes the gloves off in statements against the competition. It claims to be better than eHarmony and gives some compelling arguments as to why. I agree with some of what's proclaimed as better. I'm not, however, completely convinced of its total superiority to the competition. It just seems different - no better, no worse.

Dr. Pepper Schwartz is the brains behind this dating experience. She's always referred to by her full title on the site, and she provides input. Dr. Neil Clark Warren has little interaction with members on his infamous eHarmony site. Despite Neil’s name being longer and more serious sounding, he appears merely a figurehead.

"One benefit of this site over its competition is the ability to search profiles yourself."

Not so for Pepper. You can follow links to the doc's online TV and radio interviews, read her regular column, "Ask Dr. Pepper Schwartz," which is exclusive to the site, and her personality tests are part of the basis for the site's hallmark matchmaking system.

In my humble option, compatibility-based matching systems are often pop psychology mumble-jumble. Not all of them are lame, though. All the same, the site's test results were complicated. Some were poorly explained, and many contradictory things were stated. I don't just mean counterintuitive stuff either. They truly seemed off the mark.

I found the PerfectMatch test hardly subtle. The intention of most questions was blatantly evident, and the purpose of various sections was quite plainly labeled. I could easily have fudged my answers or tried to fill in what I imagined was ideal. Then again, I was somewhat baffled by the results. Maybe its transparency was a ruse.

At any rate, it was abundantly clear how matches were picked when they were presented to me. It was based on the other person's ability to tolerate my most blatant flaws. I found that eHarmony’s questionnaire was worded more subtly. Its formula for making matches was never obvious to me.

One benefit of this site over its competition is the ability to search profiles yourself. You don't have to rely solely on search results based on the compatibility test alone. I waited a couple of weeks before receiving any matches from eHarmony. This site lets me check out a limited number of other members for free.

Comparing Perfect Match to eHarmony, I have to say Perfect Match has more options for its members. It provides a fuller online experience and lets you make some choices that eHarmony insists it can make for you, better than you can for yourself. However, any contact is going to require a premium subscription. At almost $60 US for one month, it’s a pricey proposition.

Visit Perfect Match if you want to try another “unique” compatibility system.

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User Rating 25/100

Comments by: Michael Hendrikson
I have been on the site for over a month and not only has no one, looked at my profile. Every attempt I have made to reach a woman on the site has met with silence. I have been told by an acquaintance that the site has nothing but fabricated women s ads to attract and dupe male customers. I contacted the company to cancel and get my money back, I was politely told to pound sand.

Comments by: C.J
I found many of the questions tree-hugger based (asking about your opinion about the environment and how much you recycle). Not surprising considering that the site is based out of Seattle (the city where there is little fashion sense and Libtards rule).

Comments by: SW
I fully agree with much of the complaints about perfectmatch website especially with Alex who reported that the searches return profiles of people from other parts of the globe. As soon as I paid and entered the site I saw that the area covered wasn t local as I was led to believe. But I was originally drawn to the site for the reason that it appeared community based. I then requested a cancel

Comments by: RH
I read so much about this site and how wonderful it was, but I did not find that to be true. I was matched with people in other countries, and never made a connection to anyone while I was on. Oh well, I tried!

Comments by: Nancy
I joined last week, I have gotten 5 matches, most are far away and have no photo. When I write to other men, I get no answer! On other sites I get mail all the time. I was looking for better quality men than free or cheap sites. I think they put unactive members on the site because I got mail from them before I paid. It s more money and so far, I got only one email form one man!

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Overall	30/100
Popularity	13/20
Local Search	0/15
Last Login	0/15
Free Contact	0/15
Profiles	10/10
Cost	2/10
Trust Rank	5/5
Chat Board	0/5
Instant Mes.	0/5
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