The couple on their wedding day with Jason’s two sons. We communicate very well, and we have the same family values.” We are opposites in some ways because he is over the top extroverted, and I am introverted until you get to know me. “I think their formula works! Jason and I are very compatible. She also believes the algorithm the platform uses to match potential partners has merit. Like Bronnie, Naomi believes it’s the time and effort investment required in eHarmony that yields such good results. We ended up going out for lunch after – it was a four-hour date! He texted me before he even got home to tell me he wanted to meet up again.” He loved my dog, and even gave her water from his bottle in his hand. “Jay was so easy to get along with,” she gushes, “our conversation was natural. Picture: .Īs dog-lovers, Naomi and Jason’s first date was a 5km dog walk with Naomi’s toller retriever. “There was so much build up that I was really nervous,” she explains, “I almost turned around on the way there and went home. Jason was Naomi Langner’s very first eHarmony date, even though the pair didn’t meet IRL for three months after first connecting on the platform. “If all I end up getting out of it is respectful connections who don’t ghost me, then it’s money well-spent,” she says. While it’s early days the hopeful romantic believes the fact that it costs to sign up for eHarmony means users need to be semi-committed to finding long term partnership, or at the very least, not time-wasters. I’m looking to find long-term love, and someone whose values align with mine.” “I was worried it would skew a bit ‘old’ for me but my friend and I decided to sign up after my birthday after we decided to be more intentional with our dating. Sinead’s only been signed up to eHarmony for two months, but already believes the difference from other apps – where she says “it’s just f**kbois and ghosting galore,” is stark. “And I don’t want to jinx anything but the last date went for 24 hours, so I’d call that a success,” she laughs. “I’ve had three really amazing dates so far,” says WA woman Sinead. The couple now have a beautiful toddler named Ethan. “My first impression was that he was way fitter than he looked in his profile picture,” she giggles, “I don’t think I’ve ever told him that!” Their first date – at a Lebanese restaurant in Sydney’s Alexandria – cemented Bronnie’s desire to get to know more about Simon. I figured he must have done some travel, and I wanted to know more about his background. “I obviously thought he was handsome,” she recalls, “but I discovered he spoke four languages, which piqued my interest.

Simon was only the third man Bronnie had met on eHarmony, and straight away his profile stood out to her. “It’s almost like a Myers Briggs personality quiz,” she says. When Bronnie talks about the time-investment, she’s referring to the lengthy questionnaire eHarmony uses to match potential love interests with one another. “At first I wasn’t sure,” she explains, “but I quickly came around to the idea when I realised that because it’s paid, and there’s a more significant time investment to sign up, it might weed out the time-wasters who were only looking for one thing.”

Picture: .Īfter a particularly bad experience with someone she’d met online, a close friend suggested eHarmony.

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