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The tips and tricks to finding love in a hectic world.
Whether you are a grad student, a busy executive or a divorced mom, it seems as each year goes by more responsibilities are piled on and the faster time flies. You are starting to wonder whether you will ever find love, and your mom doesn't seem to help matters by reminding you that your biological clock is tiiiiccking. Before you cringe at the thought of fitting in another item on your already over-booked schedule, here is a list that you might find handy when it comes to scheduling time for dating. Dating and Marriage?
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Singles meet in the dark and choose a partner sight unseen. A reality show worth watching?
Concept: B
Believability: B
Sustainability: C
Here's how the first episode of Dating in the Dark went down. Three single men. Three single women. They meet for the first time in the dark, all sitting at a conference table. Each single makes first impressions of his or her dating options based on voices, accents (there were a few foreign, Australia and England, in the mix) and question responses.
Then, the first surprise. After the initial meeting, the men are ask to remove their shirts, which are collected and handed to the women for handling. In exchange, the women are asked to disrobe (in private, … Read More
Ron Paul, the libertarian politician from Texas, inspires an online dating site. Is this a trend?
Given the plethora of niche dating sites out there, coming across one expressly for fans of politician Ron Paul should not have been a surprise.
Likewise, Ron Paul is already so many different things: retired obstetrician, libertarian, former Republican presidential hopeful, that reading his name in connection with a dating site should not cause a batted eye—but of course it does.
Unlike Obamadatingsite.com, which features nary an ode to the Prez beyond his namesake, RonPaulSingles.com caters to fans of the Texan Congressman. At the time of this post, there were currently 113 members registered on the … Read More
Genetic matching meets online dating for the next generation of compatibility.
Can DNA predict that elusive quality in the love equation known as "spark"? According to Tamara Brown, founder of the website GenePartner.com, it can, reports Sally McGrane for Time magazine. The Switzerland-based company makes love connections based on genes, or one particular family of genes known as human leukocyte antigens (HLAs).
Launched last summer, GenePartner is built on the idea that "opposites attract". According to the GenePartner website, a study by a University of Bern professor named Wedekind inspired the company's founders.
When female study participants were asked to take a whiff of smelly T-shirts worn … Read More
Sherlock Holmes star is determined to get his director laid.
Now that Robert Downey Jr. has conquered his addiction demons and climbed back onto the A list with Iron Man, he's turning his attention to the world's real problem: no, not North Korea, but Guy Ritchie's love life. The poor bloke is single, so the star of Ritchie's upcoming Sherlock Holmes is determined to do something about that travesty.
"Robert is determined to find Guy his dream girl,” a source told the National Enquirer. “He and his wife, Susan Levin, put together a list of worthy women for [Guy] to pursue."
Guy, who has been single since Read More
Not for one hot second. Here's why.
Hello there, single ladies. Yes, that's right. We're looking at you. Not to worry, though. We are fully on your side. But we also did listen intently at a recent gathering of our dinner club, comprising working women who are single, attractive, smart and successful (catches, one might say) to what you were saying.
To be clear, there is nothing wrong with being single...nothing at all. If, however, that's what you willingly choose to be. When we hear, though, in one breath a woman mention how much she'd like to meet someone, followed mere seconds later by her rattling off all … Read More
A married woman writes about how her father helped her find a husband.
In the fall of 1994, I was devastated when my fiancé told me that he felt we needed a break. He was returning to Austin, Texas without me; I would stay in Dallas with my family.
I couldn't speak—my throat had a honest-to-goodness lump and my eyes were swollen. When I got home I went straight to my room. Upon emerging, my father had a hug waiting and had taken down each and every photo of me and my fiancé, replacing them with crazy family pictures. I have no doubt that my mother was also instrumental in this … Read More
The race is on for one woman to find love in less than 52 weeks.
Neena Pickett is calling her quest to find a husband in less than 52 weeks a "social experiment," which means men are the variables and marriage the hypothesis. Her method, while it may be unconventional, is undoubtedly decisive. "The idea of sitting still for a year is like a death sentence," she writes. So instead of sitting still, Neena's outlined a 52 week plan that includes a website, frequent videos and a panel of six friends who weigh in on her every move.
Neena's … Read More
Is it worth listening to?
While scouring the web for the latest in dating advice we were lured into CNN's roundup of dating do's and don'ts informed by three matchmakers. In reading through the article we discovered that quite possibly, according to this list, we rank among the worst daters of the land. Here's why.
Firstly, these tips read a bit like hard-and-fast dating rules (do this; don't do that) to which one should strictly adhere. But for many of us, the act of dating is more of a case-by-case and play-by-play animal. It's often based on cues, hunches and sometimes even … Read More
Would you date a plastic surgeon who noticed all the flaws in your face?
On Tonight's Millionaire Matchmaker, Patti tries to set up a plastic surgeon, who claims that out of all the woman he's dated, "there's never been a face that didn't need something." Imagine having to date this guy! Dr. Robert Nettles is a 34-year-old "cosmetic facial surgeon," and he's super picky. "I think it would be very difficult for a woman to date someone like me, because I know what's wrong with their face and I know what I can do about it," he said. Clip below.