tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488988078839451100.post1322700053663667260..comments2023-09-24T07:24:07.323-04:00Comments on The Other 98ยข: eCuriosityKC Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05883672424393774535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488988078839451100.post-61791610443401993682011-05-16T23:03:28.366-04:002011-05-16T23:03:28.366-04:00Kara, this was quite funny...as most of your writi...Kara, this was quite funny...as most of your writing is.<br /><br />But, upon first beginning the story, I remembered that I have seen a commercial for one of tyhese sites, it obviously wasn't eHarmony, but there were two men that were in a happy committed relationship because of the dating service. <br /><br />While I also disagree with the use of the word 'illegal' in describing same-sex marriage, it makes sense though because something that isn't legal, is therefore illegal. You know?<br /><br />Elsa, very interesting reading the research you did...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488988078839451100.post-30857971396738402142011-04-26T18:03:55.182-04:002011-04-26T18:03:55.182-04:00Very interesting Kara, as usual you made me laugh....Very interesting Kara, as usual you made me laugh. Elsa, that is very interesting..Celticlady's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979628903168581945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488988078839451100.post-45802798946674651082011-04-26T17:42:55.371-04:002011-04-26T17:42:55.371-04:00i don't think homosexual relationships need &q...i don't think homosexual relationships need "careful research". we want the same things everyone else does. marriage, family, house, food, a good life.<br /><br />eharmony not wanting to get involved in anything "illegal" is a load of crap. there's nothing illegal about gay marriage. just because it's not allowed in all states does NOT make it "illegal". rape is illegal. murder is illegal. drugs are illegal. when people attribute being gay as being illegal, it is hurtful.<br /><br />now that's not to say i don't think there should be separate gay and straight dating websites for people who take it seriously. but for the most part, eharmony is such a huge dating website, you'd think they'd cater to everyone versus these other smaller less known companies. it's a slippery slope though. how do you separate the two without being discriminatory? who knows...but there's good reason why people brought lawsuits against eharmony for being discriminatory, so i don't blame them for creating a separate site. with that said, when i created my profile for the purpose of research and to write this, nowhere did i find an advertisement for "compatible partners" or anything relating to gay people whatsoever. <br /><br />eharmony portrays the perfect life as being a man, a woman, kids, house, church, etc. you might be surprised that many gay people are married with kids and own a house and go to church! <br /><br />i wasn't trying to make a political statement here; i was simply trying to make a point about a topic that is important to me by using humor. hopefully people will get that.KC Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883672424393774535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488988078839451100.post-43730298996417909572011-04-26T16:39:31.185-04:002011-04-26T16:39:31.185-04:00According to Wikipedia:
Initially eHarmony did n...According to Wikipedia: <br /><br />Initially eHarmony did not offer same-sex matches, but now it does through its separate service, Compatible Partners.Warren originally explained that he had done extensive research on heterosexual marriage but does not know enough about homosexual relationships to do same-sex match-making which "calls for some very careful thinking. Very careful research. He also noted that eHarmony promotes heterosexual marriage, adding that same-sex marriage is illegal in most states, "We don't really want to participate in something that's illegal. eHarmony's lack of same-sex matching options prompted lawsuits claiming that eHarmony violated laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. As part of the settlement of a New Jersey case, eHarmony launched a partner website called Compatible Partners providing same-sex match-making "for serious couples" Theodore B. Olson, an attorney for eHarmony, said that even though the company believed the complaint was "an unfair characterization of our business," it chose to settle because of the unpredictable nature of litigation.In 2010, eHarmony settled a separate class-action lawsuit filed in California that alleged illegal discrimination based on sexual orientation. The company, which did not admit wrongdoing, agreed to allow access to both its gay and straight dating sites with a single subscription, to display its gay dating services more prominently and to establish a settlement fund to pay people who can show they were harmed by the company's policies. Compatible Partners has attracted over 200,000 registrants.Garcia also notes that, like, eHarmony, Compatible Partners attracts high-quality customers: "Because of the price tag and the emphasis on long-term relationships...Compatible Partners' users are seen as quite desirable."Elsanoreply@blogger.com