When you have finished answering all the questions at eHarmony you are then presented a personality profile. This gives you some information about yourself. You can then share this information with matches at your discretion. They tell you that they base their matches off of Dr. Neil Clark Warren’s 29 dimensions of compatibility but you don’t really get to see how you match in each of the dimensions.

Here you get something similar, your Chemistry Profile. On this they show you your Major and Minor personality types as well as a breakdown of each of the four types, which are:

• Explorer – Measures qualities like high energy and creativity as well as spontaneity. These types tend to seek risk and pleasure and are maybe intellectually curious and hard to sway their opinion.
• Builder – These types tend to be very popular and are very attached to their home and family. They possess qualities like a calm outlook and very little anxiety and they tend to be consistent, loyal and protective.
• Negotiator – Tend to be good at seeing the big picture, are long-term planners, and like to build consensus. They tend to be intuitive thinkers that are flexible, verbal and skilled socially. Other qualities are imagination, empathy and nurturing.
• Director – People in this category tend to be daring and original. They like to direct and invent and are non-conformist. They are very good at thinking in the abstract and planning in the short term. They also are very assertive and competitive as well as mentality strong and efficient.

They say:

Characteristics of all four personality types can be found within each of us, but there is almost always one personality type that is dominant. We call this the major personality type.

The Chemistry Profile also identifies your minor or secondary personality type. You exhibit some aspects of this personality type, though not to the same degree as with your major type.

They give you a percentage to represent to what degree these types make up your personality.

Also on this page is your breakdown of universal personality traits and where you show up on the scale of each and which of the four types above match well with you for each of the following:

• Extravert – These are sociable, conversational and friendly people who often like to take on a leadership role and tend to be very comfortable around others and don’t mind large groups at all.
• Agreeable – These people are usually easygoing, tolerant and accommodate others. They tend to be interested in building harmony and consensus.
• Conscientious – People in this category are very determined to meet or exceed expectations. They also tend to be very disciplined and focused on the task at hand and not distracted easily.
• Open to New Experiences – These tend to be people interested in trying things a new way. They are innovative and like to experiment. They are have new experiences and are usually very creative and original thinkers.
• Emotional Stability – People here tend to be strong and steady and do not get upset easily. They usually have a level head when dealing with problems or unexpected changes. They would be described as being calm and collected.

The new thing is that at Chemistry.com you don’t only get this breakdown for you, you get a glimpse into how you match with a match. You get a few broad paragraphs about your personality and also about your match’s personality. You also get to see where each of your fall on the scale for each of the five universal traits. Your match’s get to see the same thing.

Once again it is the same only different. The more time I spend on Chemistry.com the more I feel that they have taken what eHarmony is doing and kicked it up a notch. The ability to see How You Match is quite interesting. Whether the matching criteria actually works to produce compatible and long lasting relationships is another matter altogether.

Chemistry.com has a different matching criterion than eHarmony as does PerfectMatch have yet another way of measuring compatibility. Just choose which type of personality matching is best for you or which one you think will give you the best chance of finding that special someone. What do you think of the whole online dating via personality matching explosion?