Atheist Looking for Love?

Are you an Atheist Seeking Love?

Don't Waste Time With EHarmony.com

It's a good thing I wasn't serious when I filled out a free questionnaire on EHarmony.com. It is, however, a good thing that I spoke with two friends with whom I have spiritual views in common about my experience, otherwise, maybe I'd be a little offended.

It all started with a conversation about romantic relationships with a close friend. We were talking about honesty in relationships, or lack thereof. But, that's another article. This is the discussion that prompted me to fill out the questionnaire, in a manner of utmost honesty, and to see what I'd come up with for matches.

This was a lengthy questionnaire. Some of the questions were vague and difficult to answer, and the user has to make an effort to see him/herself clearly and objectively to be honest. I did a good job, I think; based on my answers, I hardly believed that there is no one out there who would have an interest in me.

But, much to my surprise, after I finished my profile I was surprised with my results screen. "Unable to Match You at This Time."

Really?

I read on. The claim is that 1 in 5 people fit into this category. The folks at EHarmony would rather let these unmatchables know up front than risk a bad match. I have to admit disappointment, though, when there was no cause for such a determination - it was a computer generated response that took a mere moment to surface - why couldn't there have been and indication as to why I'd fallen into this category? (Maybe a "Pst! Hey! It was section X, question 12...)

I laughed about this on the phone with my friend, and so over the phone we completed his profile too. Same response. A few days later, he mentioned this to a friend of his. Same result.

Light Bulb!

We three realized our only common demoninator, as we are quite different in most other aspects of our personality.