e-Dating

Has middle age ceased to exist? Clubbing, dating, backpacking - today's fifty-somethings just refuse to grow up

2009-11-09T18:03:00.000+07:00

During the months preceding my 40th birthday, I fell into an emotional slump. Middle aged and miserable is what I felt at the prospect of reaching the official half-way point of my life.

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Attraction study takes dating up to speed

2009-11-09T17:58:00.000+07:00

WASHINGTON — Eli Finkel was still an undergrad when he realized “somebody could spend his life asking questions about relationships, trying to find the answers to those questions and then teaching interested young minds about the research.”

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Up to speed on the power of attraction

2009-11-08T19:04:00.001+07:00

Eli J. Finkel was still an undergrad when he realized "somebody could spend his life asking questions about relationships, trying to find the answers to those questions and then teaching interested young minds about the research."

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New couples at risk of packing on the pounds

2009-11-08T18:56:00.000+07:00

Maybe they're called love handles for a reason.

You know, the bit of bulge that started to spill over the belt in the months after wedding bells rang on life's happiest day.

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Older singles click online

2009-11-08T18:55:00.000+07:00

First Jerry Reiser married his high school sweetheart. But that ended after 14 years. A softball umpire introduced him to his second wife. That, too, ended in divorce. Then two years ago, Reiser -- now 58 -- decided he wanted another long-term relationship -- but found singles dances weren't cutting it.

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ACCC launches action against dating site

2009-11-07T05:09:00.000+07:00

A DATING website created fictitious profiles of people and used them to send flirty messages to lonely hearts across Australia, according to allegations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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The Truth about Dating: Don't get hung up on age

2009-11-07T05:07:00.000+07:00

When I first heard the radio ad for Cougarlife.com I thought it was a joke, a parody of other ads for online dating services.

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Growing old together

2009-11-07T05:06:00.000+07:00

Divorce had made Julie Avetta hesitant about tying the knot a second time. Then, she met Andrew Martin and found love all over again.

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Google Map Test

2009-10-27T22:36:00.003+07:00

Jessica Simpson Dating Gerard Butler?

2009-10-24T11:27:00.001+07:00

Jessica Simpson and Gerard Butler have started rumours they are dating after they were spotted cosying up at dinner together.

The Scottish actor and the popstar were seen eating with a group of friends in New York earlier this week.

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5 Dating Mistakes Women Make & And How You Can Avoid Them

2009-10-24T00:19:00.000+07:00

“We all make mistakes.” Nowhere is the cliché more apt than when it comes to relationships. As a dating coach I’ve been privileged to help other women recognize and break free of self-defeating patterns and habits that have kept them from realizing the relationship of their dreams.

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Americans to change consumption behavior: Dating site fire sale of soaring romantic novels

2009-08-16T10:12:00.002+07:00

U.S. unemployment rate in June reached 26-year high. Although economists and government officials continued to boost the morale of the people, saying the economy is turning the corner, however, lavish habits, consumption of U.S. consumers to borrow money to start finally tied bags to change consumer attitudes.

According to "Washington Watch" report, a weak economy, go to the cinema. The current cycle of recession in the United States once again to verify that the iron rule. Although the U.S. consumer spending is equivalent to an annual rate in the first quarter grew by only 1.4%, but the National Association of cinema owners said the same quarter, the Americans spent watching movies the same period last year increased by 9%.

In 1965, a recession since 7 years, 5 years of box office sales did not fall but rise. However, the United States although the movies were more to the restaurant to eat less of the people. Boots global business consulting firm (Booz & Co.) The most recent of more than 1,000 consumers nationwide survey indicate that in the past six months, 43% of the people to a reduction of the number of restaurant meals, 39% of the respondents said Even if eating out, choose the grade will be lower than usual restaurants. Bring their own lunch to work a year earlier, the proportion of respondents increased by nearly 10%.

More Americans are at home not only to cook their own, or even have to cook the food self-sufficiency. National Gardening Association (National Gardening Association) said that in 2009, planted in their yard the number of fruits and vegetables Americans 4 1000 3 million, representing an increase of 19% last year.

In addition to cooking vegetables, Americans are not more enthusiastic about the hobby is spending money online dating friends. The largest U.S. Personals site match.com that business in 2008 is the best in recent years, one year. The fourth quarter of 2008, the Dow in November a week after the crash, match.com record number of subscribers to a new high of 7 years. match.com, said the Nasdaq stock index plummeted in 2001, its turnover rose once.

During the recession of love and prosperity not only on the Internet, the nation's largest publisher of romantic novels, said Harlequin, 2008, in the financial industry and the manufacturing enterprises collapse time, the company's sales in the U.S. market has increased over the previous year 32%. And turnover in 2009 is still expected to rise further. Harlequin, said the company's published work "uplifting" of the theme and reasonable pricing is the main reason for the success of its sales.

Perhaps the more harsh life, the more people seek to escape the soul, and the more romantic the better. Romance in the economy especially popular during the downlink, this is a time-tested experience of the phenomenon. It was during the Great Depression of the United States readers, strong support from Margaret Mitchell "Gone with the Wind" sales. They are seeking to escape from real life, unemployment, mortgage loans, as well as the shrinking retirement accounts.

In unemployment, mortgage loans, as well as shrinking under the pressure of retirement account, many Americans simply do not bother to even washing clothes. U.S. Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Association CEO Bill Fisher (Bill Fisher) said that in 2008, throughout the United States dry-cleaning and laundry industry turnover decreased by 35%.

He said: "On average, working men and women will wear their clothes four times each to get a dry cleaning shop. Now, they can hang on a clothes closet, saying that, I think it is to wear a back to wash. such a simple decision for us, that means 20 percent decline in business. "

Become a victim of the recession is not just Americans, clothes closet, as well as Americans sleep. Washington-based National Sleep Foundation (National Sleep Foundation) recently conducted a nationwide survey of sleep quality. The Foundation found that among Americans complain of insomnia, one-third said they worried about personal finance as a result find it difficult to fall asleep; one-tenth said they could not sleep because of fear of the second day of work was fired.

However, if you are a boss of the United States, second-hand car, then sit back and relax should not be a problem. USA Today recently reported that in October last year, the U.S. used-car sales continued to climb, and new car sales in sharp contrast. The most obvious contrast is that in February this year, the month used-car sales increased by 3.1% year-on-year, while new car sales would fall by 41.4% year-on-year.

Dating tip # 2: Whatever you do, don't poo

2009-08-15T20:33:00.001+07:00

That’s right! I said it, and don’t care how taboo the subject is because everyone does it. The problem is that many do it because anxiety upsets their stomach.

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Online Dating 101: Screening, predators, safety, and backup plans

2009-07-28T08:28:00.000+07:00

Think you have to be Professor Trelawny from Hogwarts to predict the future of your internet dating adventures? Online dating safety is easy if you stick to the following rules:

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How to Talk to a Guy About Anything

2009-07-28T08:26:00.000+07:00

Commitment! Body odor! Birth control! We lobbed the toughies at one of the best romantic-comedy screenwriting duos, Karen Lutz and Kirsten Smith (the geniuses behind "Legally Blonde" and "The Ugly Truth"), and they scripted the conversations for you. Read, laugh, memorize!

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Dating In The Dark The TV Show

2009-07-21T14:12:00.001+07:00

Tonight, 'Dating in the Dark' attempted to answer the age old question : what's more important, looks or personality?

From the offset, I am quite grateful to not be staring at green night vision, where people have creepy glowing eyes. Instead, it just looks black and white, sort of reversed, as we meet our first 6 contestants.

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Favorite dating foods

2009-07-19T08:30:00.000+07:00

The food you eat on a date may be more than just chance according to a recent survey by Cornell University - “Dating and eating. Beliefs about dating foods among university students” In fact, the rule of thumb seems to be that foods are neat and easy-to-eat qualify as dating foods, while foods considered pungent or causing bad breath are not high on the list. You can fill in the blanks.

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Blinded by Science in the Online Dating Game

2009-07-19T08:29:00.000+07:00

I’VE been checking out Internet dating sites recently. No, I’m not in the market (although my husband is a little suspicious of all this “research”). But since many of my friends use them, I was curious. And because everyone is looking to save money these days, I wanted to know if some sites were more effective — and therefore a better investment — than others.

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What you need to know to avoid online dating dangers

2009-07-16T12:38:00.000+07:00

PHOENIX -- Makenna Folkert believes there’s nothing wrong with using the Internet to find love.

“I think its kind of like a new way to date and people can get to know each other pretty well," Folkert said.

Some people say it's a way to date without wasting time.

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Lose heart, not money, with dating services

2009-07-16T11:51:00.000+07:00

Here are 10 ways to avoid entering into a bad relationship with a business

It's true that many people successfully find love, romance and companionship with the help of online and brick-and-mortar dating services. At the same time, it's also true that many dating-service customers experience the heartbreak of spending a whole lot of money for a whole lot of nothing.

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Dating after divorce - the five biggest challenges

2009-07-12T20:53:00.001+07:00

So, you’ve been out of the dating scene for ages and are feeling sort of clueless about the rules. What are the boundaries? Where do you go around Sacramento? What do you do? And who’s writing this manual, anyway? Let’s start with the basics.

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Sex, Dating & the Recession

2009-07-12T20:52:00.000+07:00

As I sit writing this article, I am listening to the radio and a commercial that makes my ears perk up. There is actually an ad on the radio promoting personal "lubricants" from a website. I had to ask my friend, do you ever recall hearing ads for these products on the radio during peak family listening times?

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Dating as business - Are you succeeding at the dating business?

2009-07-12T20:51:00.000+07:00

Many years ago, a close friend of my brother living in Wisconsin, shared with us his excitement and how thrilled he was to be getting married. But what he said about his process of finding a wife has stayed with me all these years. Working at a local hospital, he said that he had literally asked out every single nurse at that hospital.

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Dating tips 101: text messaging in relationships

2009-07-12T20:50:00.000+07:00

There have been many great advances in the world of technology over the years. It has impacted so many areas of our lives. Electric or hybrid cars, digital cameras, and wireless internet are among my favorites. But there have also been areas that it has not had such a great impact. It is important to remember that in some ways technology has made our lives too easy.

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Modern technology vs dating

2009-07-07T08:00:00.000+07:00

Has modern day technology made dating more complicated and impersonal? I’m starting to think that it has. In this age of instant communication a whole new set of problems and issues come up. Most of us have access to cell phones, fax machines, multiple email addresses on a daily basis. Gone are the old dating rules and in are the new ones.

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