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Interview: the authors of "Smart Girls Marry Money," say money is more important than love.
While you may know that love usually doesn't come with a guaranteed fairy-tale ending, you probably are still holding out for, or trying to have your marriage live up to, the idea of truly passionate and romantic love. Elizabeth Ford and Daniela Drake, M.D., authors of the new release Smart Girls Marry Money: How Women Have Been Duped Into the Romantic Dream -- And How They're Paying For It, are here to change your mind, or at least tell you why "happily ever after" hasn't quite happened to them. Read: Marrying "Up"
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An interview with John Updike, a fairy tale prince and scientific dating advice.
Love Bytes: three must-click sex, dating and relationship links.
R.I.P. John Updike. Here, an in-depth interview with the American icon that delves into his views on sexuality. [Nerve]
A real life fairy tale: a husband's kiss woke his wife from a coma. [Momlogic]
Should we take our dating advice from science, instead of dating experts? [Huffington Post]
Nominating Slumdog Millionaire as the fairy-tale love story of the year.
Two fairy-tale love stories are wooing theatergoers this season. If you have but $12.50 (as ludicrous New York City rates go) to spend, skip Twilight, the teen vampire tale, and see Slumdog Millionaire instead.
The Golden Globe Best Picture nominee is about two destitute Indian orphans from Mumbai whose fates take them on two different, equally harrowing paths before reuniting, in part, thanks to the television game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
The story of star-crossed lovers set apart is not new. Jamal and Latika could be Romeo and Juliet, with their houses divided divided by … Read More
Alternative weddings are all the rage, but some still opt for tradition.
Men and women of my generation seem to be terrified of conformity and tradition, almost to a fault. In today's world, we're expected to express our individuality in every way possible. Everything has to 'say something' about who we are and what we stand for, from the clothes on our back to the car we drive to the coffee we drink.
Maybe it's the anonymity of the internet, the culture of independence, or something more ineffable, but it's undeniable. We take every opportunity to prove we're something new and creative. Same is bad. Different is good.
It shouldn't be surprising, … Read More
Reece Flemming had his wish made.
Prepare yourselves for the most gut-wrenching story ever. You know what? There's nothing you can do to prepare yourself for this. Remember when Thomas J took the bee-line to Heaven. That was nothing and it was fiction. The Daily Mail is reporting that a young boy's (Reece Flemming) dying wish was to marry his sweetheart (Elleanor Pursglove) from school. It was his elementary school. He's 8 years old. After the wedding, he told his mother, "I can go now." And died the next day. If you get a second and want a good cry check out the … Read More
