My friends are dating for free dinners! What's with this trend? Is it the economy, stupid?
When I recently told my sister that I was going to start actively dating and really putting myself out there, her response was simple and to the point: "Well, at least you can get a free meal out of it." I had always thought people said this as a joke, but after a bit of investigating among my single girlfriends, quite a few of them actually admitted to dating solely for the free dinner.
Max Green, 32, who just moved back home from the West Coast, recently told the New York Post, "I moved back in with my parents in August. I was dissatisfied with my job, was thinking of going back to school, and wanted to be close to my family."
And then it's up to the ladies to disinfect the Smush Room. Life is so fair!
Maybe it's because I'm a woman, but when I was recently faced with economic hardship (being a recent college graduate with no job), the last thing I could think about was knocking boots.
Depending on your point of view, it's either a 1960s free-love adventure or a shower-less nightmare.
You can find pot, condoms, and topless women at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York's Zuccotti Park. In an article yesterday, the New York Post painted a picture of debauchery among the protests, filled with homeless looking for free food and young people getting down in sleeping bags.
What it takes to create your own business and become a talented CEO in tough economic times.
For many small business owners and aspiring CEOs, the news about the economy can be a scary thing to pay attention to. Tough economic times, failing businesses and a crowded market place are regular topics splashed across the headlines. Less buzzed about are the businesses that are succeeding. Rarely heard are the inventive ways that solo or small businesses succeed against the odds.
"My girlfriend wants me to pay for everything." "Tell her, 'I'm going through a financial crisis.'"
Would you ever go out with someone who was against Occupy Wall Street?
Lola: Not everyone here is taking themselves so seriously.
Holly: If a guy didn't at least find this interesting, he's probably too stiff and I wouldn't want to date him anyway.
Intellectuals aren't as sexy as jocks, but they should be. A new study links IQ and economics.
When choosing your next romantic partner, forget about rippling muscles and an outdoorsy tan. Do something really patriotic: pick an intellectual nerd! A new set of findings, recently released online in the journal Psychological Science, suggests that intellectuals are good for the economic health of a country.
When the economy is down, unsatisfied married couples go on the "down low" instead of divorcing.
Married couples of the world, we've got good news and bad news for ya. Let's start with the positive: Despite some slight fluctuations, the divorce rate has remained pretty stable for the last 50 years, even in light of a down economy. Now, the bad: Although the divorce rate is down, infidelity is up.
Give him a chance (to a point). It's an unforgiving economy.
Just because a guy may be "financially challenged" at the current time doesn't mean he isn't the right guy for you--he could still be in grad school, helping family, or simply struggling to find a job in this terrible economy. Here are 5 pieces of advice to steer you clear of sticky situtations in the money department.
Men who are looking for love pay more on a first date than those hunting for a hookup.
There's a new survey out of Los Angeles that claims men would rather pay for a date if they knew they were headed for true love, which means maybe, as the LA Weekly puts it, we need to give guys just a little more credit.
The American Jobs Act promises incentives for employers, but what does it mean for your dating life?
President Obama’s new plan to increase jobs and give the economy a much needed boost, which he revealed in his address to the nation last night, has been met with a generally positive, if sometimes skeptical, reception. If passed, the American Jobs Act promises tax cuts for employees as well as tax incentives for employers who hire new workers or provide wage increases to their existing staff.
But what does it mean for your dating life?!
