Comments on: eHarmony caves to courts and will offer same sex dating niche site

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:06:22 +0000

The reasoning behind Eharmony not offering same-sex services is probably because of their matchmaking system…it cannot apply for ‘man seeking man’ or ‘woman seeking woman’. Most dating sites have this problem, if your gay and then click to see your matches and find the opposite sex, what do you do? Sue the site for giving you false matches? At least eharmony was honest from the start. Instead of wasting your time by filling out a profile, uploading a picture, than taking the time consuming compatibility test to find it cannot give you your desired sex, this site obviously does not apply for gay men an women. Move on, there are thousands of other sites out there especially made for you too.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:47:21 +0000

Oh come on! People have too much time on their hands if they’re complaining about this sort of thing.

Seriously… there are so many websites out there for gay match making. It would have been much more productive for McKinley to do some searching on google and find the appropriate site to help him find another man… rather than wait for the site to be generated and then people to upload their profile.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:23:06 +0000

Maybe a fair protest is if everyone went to gay oriented sites and DEMANDED they include matches/chats/whatever for heterosexuals. Even better, how about matchmaking for Christians who believe “true love waits”? How capable are they at servicing needs outside of their expertise?

By: Brittney

Brittney — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:46:04 +0000

I agree, no court should force someone to make a site when they aren’t trying to discriminate against anyone. If I see a site that doesn’t sell clothes that fit my lifestyle or size or whatever it is, I have no right to take them to court to enforce that they do. Unbelievable!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:32:19 +0000

This is not right. If they didn’t want to offer same sex dating services than they shouldnt be FORCED to.

Im sure there are plenty of other same sex dating sites that are around.

By: Lestat

Lestat — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:15:30 +0000

…and frankly I’m upset makeyougohmm doesn’t offer an alternative site for those of us who prefer things that don’t make us go hmm.

By: Lestat

Lestat — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:14:07 +0000

Great, another bailout. This is just sick. What’s big brotha going to dictate to us next?? Oh yea thats right. They are going to redistribute hard earned income to those who don’t work.

In protest they could make the site/service suck. Plain interface, no ‘compatibility guarantee’. Of course why do that when they can capitalize on it? They may have been forced, but they will cash in on this. So in a way the govt forced them to create a new biz section.

Just wait for the govt to put taxes on this service.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:10:16 +0000

You have touched on a very sore subject with me. I agree this was not a discrimination issue. I do not practice discrimination and have little respect for those who do. But lets be realistic for a change. The ultimate result of this type of situation is the free enterprise system breaks down. I don’t think it’s a ‘right’ that everything be available to everyone just because. If I run a business with a product line that is entirely purple, I should not have to produce orange alternative items just cause someone doesn’t like purple! Find a business that caters to your preferences and quit wasting tax money and abusing an already strained legal system just because you think you deserve special treatment. Frivolous lawsuits like this are what PROMOTE discrimination! You think your helping your cause by making people aware, but your killing your cause. Instead of helping your cause by choosing to stand up against something that would really make a difference you are desensitizing everyone. If you want to be a martyr for killing your cause, your on the right track.