eHarmony Free Communication Weekend, September 2009
Occasionally eHarmony offers a free weekend where you can communicate with all the matches you receive. The next free weekend is this coming weekend and communication is free from September 4th to September 7th. The sign-up process at eHarmony takes longer than most dating sites because of the extensive questionnaire. Because of this, it’s a good idea to sign up ahead of time so you can take advantage of the full weekend.
Even if you are reading this and have missed the free weekend it’s not a bad idea to sign up even if you don’t plan on subscribing. This is because you will accumulate matches over time and then when the next free weekend comes around you’ll have a wide selection of people you can contact.
To be honest, I’m all for subscribing but eHarmony is one of the more expensive dating services. I think that eHarmony’s idea of free weekends is a good thing because many people are discouraged by the cost of the service when they compare it to others. Still, that extra cost can be worth it considering the level of service the site provides with its matching system. Most people never realize this though since you can sign up but never get to experience the communication process. The free weekends are a nice way to give singles a taste of the eHarmony communication process…however, eHarmony doesn’t market these free weekends very strongly. It seemed like when I was dating online I always heard about the free weekends long after they were over.
I think the best way to take advantage of the free weekends is to sign up even if you are not going to subscribe. Doing this, eHarmony should then alert you through email of the free weekends plus you’ll have the added benefit I described above by having a significant number of matches by the time you receive that email. I used eHarmony when I started dating online and I thought it was great but since I lived in the middle of the woods and didn’t want a long distance relationship I never got very many matches. Most others I have talked to have had better experiences getting matches so even without the free weekend I think the price is worth it. This is especially true if you’re new to online dating because they really making meeting people as easy as possible.
See the calendar for previous free events at popular dating sites.
