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Published on 2011-06-28 02:00:05

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odd marriage proposals

Published on 2011-06-25 14:51:43

these days you have to be pretty creative to propose marriage in a way that’s a little odd/different.  It seems that everyone is trying to be different.   28-year-old Jeff Gurwin flouted the silly on-one-knee tradition and proposed to gir > read more

people will pay for sex but not love

Published on 2011-06-18 11:00:32

it appears that Americans are more willing to pay for sex than for love so FriendFinderNetworks (FFN) recently reported.  This is of course incredibly disillusioning for me but probably explains my lack of success in the past selling an online match > read more

dating rules

Published on 2011-06-11 16:31:15

life moves at a rapid pace these days, technology is changing all the rules including the dating rules.  So it’s important to keep up with the current rules of dating.   “There are two great rules of life; the one general and the ot > read more

does facebook hurt relationships?

Published on 2011-06-04 11:00:33

Research and design by Online Dating University > read more

happy men are not as desirable?

Published on 2011-05-28 18:10:30

ok all you girls out there, do you like your men happy or not?  I always thought there was nothing more sexy than a happy man & having a great laugh with a guy.  But yet another study is now proving me wrong.  It seems that happy men have been > read more

imagine if online became offline relationships????

Published on 2011-05-21 18:40:49

imagine if how we act online became offline in our relationships.  Scary heh? If we acted like we do on facebook or twitter in real life, it would be pretty crazy. Well some Aussie guys did just that, check out this hysterical video they made below. > read more

to lie or not to lie online

Published on 2011-05-14 11:00:46

it seems that people tend to lie when looking for a partner.  But it appears that people like more online.  The crazy thing is that this defeats the mission to find a good match in a partner.  The only way you  will find someone that is a good ma > read more

online & offline romance scams

Published on 2011-05-07 14:07:26

online dating has changed finding relationships with partners.  But the very nature of being human means that online scams have been around since day one.  Having been involved in the online dating industry, I find that many sites use a lot of thin > read more

the difference with female desire

Published on 2011-04-30 14:36:28

it’s pretty clear that female desire is different than male desire, as is evidenced by the fact that men & women are different.  Women even usually have different predilection in using their senses, than men.  For men the visual is usuall > read more

The Financials of Living Together Without Getting Married [Infographic]

Published on 2011-04-23 13:14:48

Mint.com Personal Finances Related articles “Lindsay Lohan is sentenced to 120 days in jail for violating her probation in necklace theft case [Updated]” and related posts (latimesblogs.latimes.com) “Syria Protests; Shocking Videos > read more

social rejection & pain

Published on 2011-04-16 19:13:02

scientists have now discovered that social rejection literally causes pain.  They are a bit late to the party but heh better late than never.  Of course any kind of loss, separation or death causes real pain & now they can measure it in the bra > read more

can money buy you love?

Published on 2011-04-09 15:19:41

I read about an online dating site this week where men pay to buy a date with a gal.  It’s like ebay for love????  However they’re not wanting to be identified with prostitution?????? Good luck with that… “Money, it turned o > read more

online dating exhaustion

Published on 2011-04-02 14:52:39

technology had definitely changed our lives & our relationships.  Most people have tried online dating or met people through social networks.  However there have recently been articles focused on the failures of online sites to deliver good mat > read more

what price to avoid loneliness?

Published on 2011-03-26 22:00:27

loneliness drives us to look for companions in our lives & our stories.  It brings dating sites their traffic.  The scientists are finding out more about how our loneliness drives us. ‘No man is lonely while eating spaghetti; it requires > read more

Creative Wedding Fotos

Published on 2011-03-19 13:23:28

It is good to see people getting creative about their wedding fotos, rather than same old, same old.  I found these during the week, really fun.  You can check them all out @ Funny Wedding Photo Session Related articles Foto Friday – Redbud i > read more

is facebook contributing to divorce stats?

Published on 2011-03-12 16:21:30

there have been a few articles recently on the subject of how facebook is contributing to people cheating on each other & ultimately causing divorces.  Social networks definitely give people a virtual community that can be supportive & distr > read more

Crowd Sourcing for a Great Cause: Funding Shortfall for Female Entrepreneurs

Published on 2011-03-10 08:02:15

  I am a female entrepreneur & I spent 5 years trying to source funding for an online matchmaking business in Europe.  Last year I had to admit failure.  I lost everything but have been fulfilling a promise to help women entrepreneurs have > read more

has the market price dropped for sex?

Published on 2011-03-05 19:12:26

apparently the price of sex has dropped for various reasons but mainly because women now outnumber men.  Women dominated societies tend to bring down the market price of sex and so women now are not getting back the value for what they offer these d > read more

romantic relationships & work, can you mix them?

Published on 2011-02-26 18:33:53

I understand that if a couple likes each other then the more contact they have with each other the more those feelings will grow, both positive & negative. Familiarity breeds contempt but also concern & love.  However it appears that a new > read more

doing the dishes will not save your marriage

Published on 2011-02-19 11:08:33

I don’t believe that doing the dishes will save your marriage or not talking or losing weight or scheming but possibly putting out may have more potential for this cause.  I read an article in Wall Street Journal The Secret to a Happy Marriage > read more

do you speak the same ‘language’?

Published on 2011-02-12 13:59:50

a recent study has discovered that people who talk the same talk, or speak the same ‘language’ are more likely to want to see each other again in the dating game.  This backs up my idea that communication is one of the most important bri > read more

marriage is for the guys now

Published on 2011-02-05 18:27:04

yet another study has determined that men are now no longer scared of marriage but are just as interested as women.  This may be because women’s interest has declined as they also discovered that women value their independence & freedom &# > read more

social media now affords us zip dating

Published on 2011-01-29 11:00:28

just like Zip cars where you swat your mobile phone & drive away in a nifty little car in a few sweet minutes, it seems that social media has speeded up our dating lives too.  A new study indicates that we now do not have to go through too many > read more

‘It’s complicated’ status more prevalent now

Published on 2011-01-22 13:08:02

it appears that young people approx 18 to 25 do not have an exclusivity contract with each other & ‘it’s complicated’ is the status that is more likely to be the status quo.  The big C (by that I mean commitment) is a bit out o > read more

is trust the new love drug?

Published on 2011-01-15 16:14:41

oxytocin has been considered almost a love drug as it tends to cultivate trust in those who have it in abundance as it cultivates trust in others.  As you know relationships cannot exist without some sort of trust in oneself and of course in the oth > read more

do tears really turn men off?

Published on 2011-01-08 16:26:41

A recent study has determined that crying women turn me off sexually.  Apparently there are chemical signals in the tears that  turns down the aggression in men.  This goes against what we always felt as women, that it is easier to relate, be kind > read more

relationship game: to play or not?

Published on 2011-01-01 14:42:28

I read over the holidays about a recent study that appeared to confirm that people are more attracted to others when they are uncertain of their attraction was reciprocal.  This of course then confirms that in the relationship game you may need to b > read more