Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Beware the profile police...

If you hang around eHarmony for long enough, you'll probably run into a profile or two that instructs potential "matches" to contact them via email - and leaves an email address.

And a few members, after seeing this, might think about trying this out themselves. After all, it gives nonmembers a way to reach you... right?

A word of advice? Don't.

eHarmony routinely reads it's members' profiles. And, if you leave an email address behind, they will block you from receiving other matches. Permanently. Even if you still have weeks or months of membership prepaid.

So, if you're "lucky" enough to see one of these profiles before they get caught... should you respond?

Up to you. Remember - a woman who isn't willing to pay for her membership isn't terribly motivated to actually meet folks. If you do, I'd recommend using a "throwaway" email address, in case she turns out to be a spammer.

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