Finding the Right Match With Online Dating

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish Ten or 15 years ago, online dating was too new to be socially acceptable. Now, many people search for a partner online. Online dating is different from traditional dating where two people learn about each other in person. With online dating, people learn a lot about a possible partner before even meeting them. We spoke with Mario, who had recently moved to the city of Baltimore, Maryland. His friends paid for him to use an online dating site. He thought he knew just what he was looking for: Someone who was not American, not a scientist or Latin. He found someone the complete opposite. "Opposites attract" is a popular saying. But online dating companies do not think so. They say the more alike two people are, the more likely they are to have a relationship that lasts. One of the largest online dating sites is eHarmony. It asks people to first answer more than four hundred questions. A secret mathematical algorithm then uses the answers to match people. An algorithm is a step-by-step process for solving a problem. Gian Gonzaga is the director of research and development at eHarmony. He told us two people do not have to be similar in everything. It is only those things that are most important to them. Makon Fardis is a clinical psychologist who works with couples. He does not believe in using mathematical algorithms to match people. He notes

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