I was checking out what sites exist for vegetarian dating, and this came up:

http://www.executivevegetariandating.com/

They probably have a much larger site which this is a small piece of, but wow, seems a bit silly to pay them so much.

eHarmony is like $80/mo, so almost $1000/yr. I know someone who used it. Didn't work either. He had one date and it didn't work out.

eHarmony, ugh, I had been told to check it out by a friend. They had some trial thingy, so I wasted my time answering the silly questions.

I thought it was bunk from the start and was convinced once it provided me with some 'matches' -- women I would never be interested in.

Well, to be fair, my old roommate tried out E-Harmony for one month, went on one date, and has been dating that same girl for over a year now.
Our memberships fees insure that members are well established, well educated, and serious professionals.
:spew:

wow. I wonder how many actual members they have?

For $1500 I better get effin' laid.

That price does seem really high. I think some people get to the point where they are willing ot give anything a try so the company is in a position to take advantage of the consumer's weakness. Seems a bit exploitative ot me. They show ads about how you can never be happy without someone always there. And then give the impression that if you're old it is quickly becoming too late to find a mate. Bull**** if you ask me, just let people be happy and don't take advantage of them.

I met some new neighbors at my Halloween Block party I threw and they met on Match.com. They have been married for 3 years. The thing is..the computer didnt match them up, they found eachother through profiles.

wow. I wonder how many actual members they have?
Probably very very few, especially given how few there are on the free/inexpensive veggie sites.
Well, to be fair, my old roommate tried out E-Harmony for one month, went on one date, and has been dating that same girl for over a year now.
Is said roommate an omnivore, or someone who's happy being with one?
eHarmony is like $80/mo, so almost $1000/yr.
IIRC it's actually about 1/4 of that, but still expensive compared to the alternatives, and they don't have a meaningful way to concentrate matches on veg*ns.

Eh, I removed all my profiles from any of those sites a while ago after too many issues. I hate getting to know someone only to realize there is no chemistry in person, and then things seem akward after meeting.

I realized, the best way is to just go out and socialize, but my little secret is I've decided to start a new site for veggies since I never found one I liked.

eHarmony is like $80/mo, so almost $1000/yr. I know someone who used it. Didn't work either. He had one date and it didn't work out.They must be making a lot of money since they are on TV all the time....

They must be making a lot of money since they are on TV all the time....

Depending on the time, you'd be amazed at how cheap television advertising can be.

seems if people are willing to pay so much money theyre probably about the 20% most desperate "vegetarians" in our population then... IE.. least pretty, non sociables etc.. Think for $100 a month or more, you could spend that much ON the date and not trying to find someone like that.

Yeah, sounds like they are fishing for some suckers to join up. They funny thing about high priced items is they might sell only based on the idea they are high priced, and it looks like this company is expecting even one signup would be worth their time. Maybe they will match the one person with themselves!

To our most valued client User #001:

We found a match for you who likes all the things you do!

They live in the same area as you, have the same income, line of work, and are just as desperate as you.

We'd like you to introduce you to User #001!

Please email User #001 via our secure system from which you can discuss possible meetings.

Please be aware, although we pre-screen every member of our site, we can not be held responsible for User #001's actions, so please be sure to keep your safety in mind.

I don't see anything wrong with it for those who can afford it. So what if someone with a PhD doesn't want to date a grocery bagger *shrug*

seems if people are willing to pay so much money theyre probably about the 20% most desperate "vegetarians" in our population then... IE.. least pretty, non sociables etc..
That depends rather a lot on your population. At 24 you're relatively swimming in single veg*ns. I just turned 40, and have yet to meet any available veg*n women within 10 years of my age while socializing.
Think for $100 a month or more, you could spend that much ON the date and not trying to find someone like that.

For $1500 I better get effin' laid.

:lol:

Funny, I went to go get that free personality profile thing at e-harmony, but at the end of it they told me that they couldn't match me up. Apparently they're not able to help 1 in 5 people. I though it was odd that they would turn away people who potentially would pay them (even though I wasn't planning on it). I got my boyfriend to do it and he said it gave him the same thing.

And $1500 does seem like a lot, so I suppose they're screening potential members before they ever apply. Not everyone can afford that much money!

Eh, I removed all my profiles from any of those sites a while ago after too many issues. I hate getting to know someone only to realize there is no chemistry in person, and then things seem akward after meeting.

I realized, the best way is to just go out and socialize, but my little secret is I've decided to start a new site for veggies since I never found one I liked.

I fully agree with this. I tried using a dating site and have only been burned repeatedly. I still check it out once in a while, but I have had to implement a few 'rules' to follow.

Socializing is definitely the way to go, but that can be a challenge for some of us for varying reasons. The concept behind these sites is good, but the problem remains that the number one motivator for people being on them is desparation, and the number one reason for the desparation is a problem of some sort.

I hated the Yahoo personals, Match.com and some of the "supposedly" vegetarian dating sites.. like greenpersonals. All of the guys that responded to my ad were illiterate. LOL

They would just look at my picture and go oooh I want to date her. They never read about who I was looking for or who I am.

I pulled my profile off of all of those. I am still on Veggie Date (which seems pretty decent and it is only $20 a year) and Veg web (which I'm just trying out).

For those that say "people using online dating must be desperate". The answer is NO. I'm actually very choosey. I don't have trouble meeting men in public and getting dates. However, they never end up being straight male vegetarians or vegans. That is why I'm trying the online dating. :o

I wanted to do the E-harmony quiz and see if my SO and I matched up. I gave up less than halfway through. WAAAAAAY too long!

I wanted to do the E-harmony quiz and see if my SO and I matched up. I gave up less than halfway through. WAAAAAAY too long!

i always joke arounda about doing that :) i'm sure that we wouldn't be matched up

Funny, I went to go get that free personality profile thing at e-harmony, but at the end of it they told me that they couldn't match me up. Apparently they're not able to help 1 in 5 people. I though it was odd that they would turn away people who potentially would pay them (even though I wasn't planning on it). I got my boyfriend to do it and he said it gave him the same thing.

And $1500 does seem like a lot, so I suppose they're screening potential members before they ever apply. Not everyone can afford that much money!
You'd think eHarmony would put all those "un-matchables" into their own category or something instead of turning them away.

You'd think eHarmony would put all those "un-matchables" into their own category or something instead of turning them away.
I'm kinda suprised that someone would get classed that way unless they deliberately sabotagd the questionaire.