eHarmony is tapping into a lucrative market with internet dating in the US rising 13% in the past year Photograph: Franck Allais/Guardian
eHarmony is tapping into a lucrative market with internet dating in the US rising 13% in the past year Photograph: Franck Allais/Guardian
A balding Californian self-confessed technology enthusiast dressed in a dull corporate suit, Waldorf, 42, appears an unlikely cupid. But his site claims to be responsible for a staggering 542 weddings every day in America – almost one in five US marriages. Waldorf hopes to repeat that trick in Britain, where eHarmony launched 18 months ago and aims to be ong paid matchmaking sites within the next two years.