Leave it to Corey to cut thru the fat! This guy is as subtle as an Abrams Tank.
eHarmony came along after my online experience was already over so I cant speak about them specifically.
However I must that the online dating situation worked very well for me. I was recently divorced and had a teenage son living with me, so I'm sure I wasnt a lot of womens idea of a great match.
I went out with several before I met my wife. Some were very nice and some were loons. Thats the ones where it actually got to the first date. I traded emails with quite few more before I decided I wanted to go no further.
All in all I think it was a very good experience. I certainly preferred it to trolling bars and trying to decide between ho's and wallflowers...and married chicks looking to tick the old man off...sorry not my speed.
I spent a good deal of time browsing profiles on my own because many of the so called "matches" they sent me were real head scratchers. If you spend something like $30-40 for a few months thats still less than you might spend one night in bar or dinner.
If you dont like the look of eHarmony then try some of the other sites instead. I think its a great way to discover people who might be right under your nose...or in my case, three states away.