Finding the right match with online dating
<p><span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="online">online</span>.</p><p><span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="dating">dating</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mario">Mario</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span>, <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p><span word="Couples">Couples</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="eHarmony">eHarmony</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="photographed">photographed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010</p><p><span word="MARIO">MARIO</span>: "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="American">American</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Opposites">Opposites</span> <span word="attract">attract</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eHarmony">eHarmony</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="mathematical">mathematical</span> <span word="algorithm">algorithm</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="algorithm">algorithm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="step">step</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p><span word="Gian">Gian</span> <span word="Gonzaga">Gonzaga</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eHarmony">eHarmony</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>:</p>
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