Chemistry.com is an

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and was established by the same team that worked for that company. The site's policies involve specifically pairing members for long-term relationships using methods it refers to as "compatibility" and "chemistry". Chemistry.com's matching algorithm was designed by Dr. Helen Fisher, a professor of

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and scholar, and features interviews and contributions from her along with MSN spaces page, "The Great Mate Debate".The Great Mate Debate
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'' aired a two-hour special featuring Dr. Fisher and discussing her theory and research behind the Chemistry.com personality test and matching. The website became notable after several

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man, highlighting the fact that eHarmony will not match people with individuals of the same gender. In April 2008, Chemistry launched a new set of advertisements signifying the second phase of its long-term strategy, by taking the conventional wedding vows shared between two people and re-inventing them "Chemistry style". As of June 2013, more than 8 million people across the world have taken the Chemistry.com personality test.Chemistry.com Help
Retrieved May 26, 2018.

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