How much is a transatlantic flight in business class worth? To one engaged couple, it warranted three months of spare time spent collecting garbage to earn them a sweet reward for a "trashy" endeavor.

An innovative British couple spent time every day for three months scouring the streets of their town of Petersfield, collecting cans and other recyclable items to trade in for travel reward points at a local grocery store.

John and Ann Till had enough money for the first leg of their honeymoon—a trip from the UK to New York on the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner—but … Read More

Planned Parenthood estimates that more than one-third of women in the United States will undergo an abortion by age 45. In the words of a friend, "Chances are, we all know someone who's had one." Despite such astounding figures, the topic remains hushed. Personal, political or religious preference make "I had an abortion..." stories rare.

While a woman's right to choose is broadcast loud and clear as a political issue from every mainstream news outlet, a 23-year-old woman's blog recounting her experience having an abortion has been circulating the web anonymously. Other women are stepping boldly into the … Read More

Does anyone stay together "'til death do us part" anymore?

London's Daily Mail reports that co-habitating couples who never marry (think: Brad and Angelina) split up more frequently than married couples. Granted, that might not be saying much considering the divorce rate: in both the U.S. and the U.K., about half of marriages end in splitsville.

But apparently not slipping a ring around your finger when you share the same toothbrush holders means a breakup is all the more likely. Kids seem to complicate the problem—in the UK, half of co-habitating couples with a child … Read More

The person believed to be Britain's youngest sex-change patient -- born Elizabeth, now Alex -- has received the green light for a female-to-male procedure.

Alex has been openly gay since age 15 and lived as a boy for the past year, including flattening his breasts. Now he plans to undergo a double-mastectomy and a hysterectomy.

I'm in awe of a young person able to take such a plunge. With the pregnant man dishing on Oprah's couch here in America, you'd think that gender-bending is accepted. But since we just celebrated Pride Week here in Tango's home city of NYC, … Read More

Evidently, up until now prenups have been suggestions in the UK, rather than law. According to The Daily Mail the so-called divorce capital of the world may cease to be a place for high dollar payouts.

This move could be in response to the big bucks that national treasure Paul McCartney paid out to Heather Mills or the $96 million that Beverly Charman won from UK insurance magnate John Charman. The Daily Mail also splashed us with a quick fun fact, evidently Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones have a prenup that will pay … Read More

Love Buzz tends to have a tongue-in-cheek, light-hearted slant, but we like to address serious topics from time to time. Marriage and relationships can be weighty issues, you know?

Reuters recently reported that close to 4,000 women have been forced into marriage in the U.K. and the government is cracking down.

Apparently, forced marriage is a serious problem, and as we can imagine, difficult to identify due to fear and secrecy. In fact, it’s become such an issue that the government has dedicated a division, the Forced Marriage Unit, to unearth the troubling situations. In many cases, … Read More