Posted on 03/27/2006 9:45:07 AM PST by iPod Shuffle
Posted on Mon, Mar. 27, 2006
Married man is suing for date
EHARMONY REFUSES HIM UNTIL DIVORCE
Mercury News
John Claassen wants a date so badly he's suing for one.
He's taking eHarmony.com to court, because the popular online matchmaker refused to find him the perfect mate.
Why? Because he is married.
Technically, Claassen says, he is legally separated. But that's not good enough for eHarmony, which says it is in the business of matching singles ``free of relationship commitments.'' That puts him in cyber-dating limbo.
``Most people don't file a suit to get a date,'' Claassen said Friday after filing a civil rights suit last week in Alameda County Superior Court. ``If I had my druthers, I'd be divorced by now. I'm emotionally in a different state than I am legally,'' the 36-year-old Emeryville lawyer said.
Claassen alleges eHarmony is discriminating against him on the basis of his marital status. He and his wife of eight years separated last May, and he expects the divorce to be final within two months. When he reached marital status on eHarmony's online compatibility profile, he responded truthfully: ``legally separated.''
But eHarmony says its policy is clear: No marrieds need apply.
Citing California civil code, section 51, Claassen alleges eHarmony, based in Pasadena, is breaking state law because it is denying him access to its matching service based on marital status. He seeks $12,000 in civil penalties.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Have a good time!
Bummer .. AGAIN could NOT post a multiple FReepmail.. hosts. please help me & use the included list & see if you can FReepmial the group as a "test"..
okay my idea..
@
. rather than carry over the thread into the week.. the first SINGLE/Interest thread - like this one Lucy pinged me to..- we will ping each other(NOT THE THREAD PING.. just the thread hosts).. it may go an hour or a few days for chat.. yes, we will hijack the thread!... carries over until the Friday night ping.
here is the listing of the posters for you to ping.
OzarkGirl; Carlr;
RockinRight; Hoodlum91;
Proud_Yank; Tuliptree76;
Victoria Delsoul; Army Air Corps;
Maximus_Ridiculousness ; Rca2000;
Pcottraux; ilovew;
rightwingintelligentsia; Supernatural;
beaureguard; Najida;
Nowhere Man;
dollycali; scott7278;
Mojo2001;
Just title it "Singles Posters Ping" & we will all know. It will prolly be an article of interest & If you have no desire to chit chat that is okay. Maybe just a "hello all. I am busy now" memo.
We can each ping other singles we have connected with along the way.
Encourage newbies to get on our ping list...
whatchathink?
dolly (mom)
sigh.. I already HAD the good time..
:-)
Sorry. It sounded like you were saying you had the date tonight and were leaving.
Glad it was nice!
Hi there pretty lady!
when is the wedding?
June 11th at 4 pm :-)
Too distracted?
in NY?
you know it would be fun to have a web cam there.. possible? with all the FReepers w/techinical expertise it would be great..
(maybe you dont think so, but to me it would be!)
Freedom of association was not even on my mind. I'm just aggravated a married man is complaining about this. Maybe there's a REASON why she's getting divorced.
you know.. I do 5 things (at least) at once usually. Partially personality & partially ADDH..
We're going to have a website with pictures and a guest book so everyone can see the pics from the ceremony and reception. It IS a real freeper wedding *LOL*
I have "followed" you two from the intial flirts until now.. would LOVE to see the wedding via webcam. someone(FReeper could do it & would do it for free I am sure!)
The guy is pretty stupid. And what about the gal he is matched up with. How fair is that to her? That's getting really sleazy.
Any guy who cheats on his wife should be shot once----with every pistol he owns.
I would not have any issue with the cam at the church actually. The issue is internet connection and also if they'll let us do it.
Dolly, I multiple FReepmailed; they all went through.
One thing I did differently was place them in a straight line instead of a column.
Dolly is that the full list for the weekend?
NO.. that is just the posters /hosts list that we can use for things like this. We will NOT at this point use the full list for PINGS. we have formed the list telling people it will be the only use. I will send you & rock the full list in a day or two. There are usually straggler additions to the list & it is easier to send once than send "addendums " every few days
Dolly, apparently everyone received the test freepmail; everyone has responded.
Say, everyone, thanks for helping.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.