In a first for UK online dating, eHarmony and Amazon’s Alexa are joining forces to bring voice dating to single brits looking for love. Singles can now use the eHarmony skill to get the latest information on their profile via Alexa devices such Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, in a more innovative approach to finding their match.

Customers can ask Alexa for a range of different things, including “Alexa, ask eHarmony about my matches” or “Alexa, open eHarmony and give me a summary” and Alexa will chat through new matches, share messages, summarise daily activity, and even deliver profile pictures to subscribers’ smartphones on demand.

eHarmony singles can also ask Alexa to find out who’s viewed their profile, select ‘favourites’ and send smiles.

Alexa will also provide humorous feedback, including:

• “Let me tell you about your first match. Ooh la la! She lives five miles away!”
• “Oh and there is X. What a catch! He seems great.”
• “You have five unread messages, woo hoo!”
• “You are popular today!”

Perfect for busy Brits on the go

The move reflects marketing predictions that suggest voice search will account for 50% of all online searches by 2020.

Romain Bertrand, UK Country Manager for eHarmony says: “Deeper interaction with technology has reached exciting new levels, and we are proud to be the brand leading the charge when it comes to dating and relationships.

“We also know online dating can sometimes feel like a daunting if not solitary task. We’re confident that with Alexa on board we can increase confidence and create a deeper sense of intimacy for those using our service. Alexa will act as a guiding hand giving feedback on matches’ interests, personality traits and crucially, their levels of compatibility.”