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Dating Service 'Discriminates' Against Married Man

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Dating Service 'Discriminates' Against Married Man

eHarmony won't let married guys troll for babes

from JoeUser Forums
From Reuters News:



SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California man in the process of getting a divorce said on Monday he was suing a popular online dating service that barred him from joining until his marriage is officially over.

John Claassen, a 36-year-old lawyer, said he was ready to resume dating but maintains that Pasadena, California-based agency eHarmony is violating his civil rights by not letting him use its service before his divorce is official.

The Oakland, California-based lawyer said he is asking a state judge to end eHarmony's policy of only admitting unmarried people to its dating service. "There are a lot of people out there in my situation who would like to move on but under these policies can't," Claassen said.

The company, which advertises it is "dedicated to helping serious singles build lasting relationships," did not return calls for comment.

Claassen said his lawsuit is based on a state law requiring businesses to disregard a person's marital status in the provision of services.
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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
Can someone tell me how to fix it?

I get that occasionally, too, and I don't know how to fix it either. It's just something that happens.

Okay, now to the meat of your comment:
When I saw the subject of this article I laughed and had to read it. Are you for real? If this isn't some joke you're pulling, you need help. I mean like serious therapy.

I gotta say that is high praise. I am glad that people find me off-kilter... wait, are you saying I'm off or the guy from the article is off?

My ex-husband was dating before our divorce was final, but he came to me first and we discussed it. I told him to go ahead... It wasn't until we decided to get divorced that we agreed it was okay if either one of us wanted to date.

Okay, sounds like you two came to an amicable agreement. Did either of you use a dating service? If so, did either of you let that dating service know that you were still legally married? And had that hypothetical dating service known your legal marital status, would they have allowed you to use their services to find a hook-up?

What I am saying in this article is that morality aside, eHarmony is well within its rights to say that people who are in legally binding marriage contracts cannot use their site to find another match.

They are otherwise... engaged! BWAH HAH HAH! I crack myself up.
Reply #27 from JoeUser Forums Top
Are you for real? If this isn't some joke you're pulling, you need help. I mean like serious therapy.

Okay, now I think I see what you were getting at:
You think I was crazy for calling attention to a married guy suing eHarmony for refusing service to him, not that the guy was trying to prove that eHarmony was discriminating against him? Why shouldn't I call attention to it? It's a loony lawsuit, frivolous!
I have been happily married now for twelve years. If I up and quit this marriage, I wouldn't start with a dating service until the ink was dry on the divorce, mostly because a reputable dating service shouldn't have anything to do with me until I was free of the legal constraints of the marriage contract. I'm not a lawyer, but as far as I'm concerned, eHarmony is perfectly within its rights to refuse dating services to people who are married or separated. Until they're fully, legally divorced, they can't be on the market. eHarmony is not discriminating against married people; they are trying to keep married people away from their sincere singles.
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