Chemistry.com Update
As promised in this blog a couple of days ago, I'm reporting back on my experiences with Chemistry.com, an online dating site that uses a proprietary matching system created by Dr. Helen Fisher. The system asks users a series of unusual questions to determine which of the four temperament categories they fall into: Negotiator, Builder, Explorer and/or Director. Once the questionnaire is completed (it took me about 15 minutes), you are presented with your own Chemistry Profile, including a detailed explanation of how your personality matches with other temperament types.
Unfortunately Chemistry.com isn't providing services to Canadian users yet, so I wasn't able to see any real-world applications of the matching mechanism. Still, I entered in a fake zip code to see what my results were - which weren't terribly surprising other than that they were bang on. Even more interesting was the "What Does It Mean?" section of my profile, which explained why some of the quirkier questions were a part of the process. For instance: the longer your ring finger is in relation to your index finger, the more of an affinity you'll have for music, numbers or mechanics.
I highly recommend going through the short signup and test at Chemistry.com, even if you aren't able to be matched with other users. The insight into my personality and how it relates to potential partners was useful, interesting, and easily transferred to other applications, such as determining what kind of partner I need and want for a long term relationship.
Comments
Do not use this site. They only give you matches when your subscription runs out.
Do not use Chemistry.com. First, their scientific chemistry profiler gave me a “GREAT MATCH” no matter what combination of builder, negotiator, director, and explorer came around. Second, 95% of the profiles arrived with no picture. Talk about scary. It’s all hype.
If you are looking to meet somone, DON’T USE CHEMISTRY. I contacted the help center two times for tips and never received a response. I changed my profile three times and still never got but two replies. The first one was for someone that contacted me from match an we still we’re not a match and the second was a Nigerian Scam Artist. By the end of the third week he asked me to send 800 to Nigeria-not!
I joined Afroromance.com and received 40 hits in one week. Three of the folks I am speaking to regualarly, daily.
I asked chemistry for a refund. What do you know they never responded-what a surprise.
I agree – DO NOT USE CHEMISTRY.COM- EVER. First I was a little peeved that all three months I signed up for were billed at one time, emailed – got not response. Them if I didn’t clear my new matches I didn’t get new ones, then for over a week I couldn’t clear my home page of my new matches or updates so I received, what would you know, nothing. No new matches, no response to my many emails. I is a horrible site that is a waste of your money. I would very much like to get my money back as well.
Sorry just remembered another negative. I specifically wanted men who had not been married and had no children. Out of the 15 or so matches they sent me (in a month) all but three had been married and were divorced and several of them had children. I also contacted them about this and of course no response.
WOW! I wished I had read this blog before I paid for three months up front. 20/20 featured Chemistry.com about a two weeks ago. I believe the video clip is still on ABC’s website. When Dr. Helen Fisher was asked questions about how the love connection between two people work. The answer was to be found in her recently released book. After joining the site I didn’t receive any matches. Although their commercial says “up to three matches per day” I was asked by the site to loosen up a bit and change my profile to “not that important” for the things that are “some what important” to me. Things like dating a smoker, drinker, religious person or someone who is separated from their spouse. I made a LOT of compromises to my profile and you would be amazed at the nut jobs that they sent me. Some were living with their parents making $25K or less a year, or unemployed. If someone starts a class action law suit for false advertisement I am ready to join.
I wish I had also looked up blogs on chemistry.com before I made the mistake of signing up with them. THEY ARE THIEVES! They’ve sent me dozens of matches – whether they match me or not. The ones I made active just sit there for days and weeks and there is NO response from them whatsoever (positive, negative or indifferent.) I am SURE they send out matches of people that are not members any longer and try to lure them back when someone shows interest. DO NOT EVEN THINK OF GOING WITH THIS FRAUDULENT WEBSITE. You’ll be taken for a ride.