It's Friday, so it's time for links. This time around, a little cheatin', mistreatin' and the herp.

The Frisky has a punch-in-the-mouth of first person essay by a woman who is glad that she was cheated upon. It's not one of those "thanks for teaching him those moves" kinda letters to the other woman either. Read: Love Bytes: Rules For Cheating

The crew at MomLogic has some insight to the other woman too (darn that Rielle Hunter). If a family is involved, she (the adulteress) should have to take over wifely/ motherly duties. It's a little like the … Read More

Feeling a little rusty? Psychologist Judith Sills, PhD, recommends three attitude adjustments and a new skill.

1. Be truly single. Don't think: I'm too old, tired, or fat to do this. Do think: I just turned back the clock for a second chance.

2. Lose your agenda. Don't think: I save time by laying out exactly what I want. Do think: Discover the person in front of me.

3. Practice on social-networking sites. Don't think: I have no clue how to relate to a new person. Do think: I can use the internet to learn how to flirt and try out my … Read More

It's been a couple weeks since you and your latest match on eHarmony started corresponding, and after a few late-night IM sessions, the two of you are finally ready to meet in person. Do you test the waters over flights of beer? Or do you pump up the romance with a picnic in the park? Decisions, decisions—this one more challenging because your date is more or less a complete stranger. 

Singles living in San Francisco should thank the online dating gods, then, as a new city guide there offers recommendations for online dating-appropriate restaurants. Melanie Gagliardi, e-columnist author of The Tablehopper's Guide … Read More

When we meet a potential love interest in person, we're taught to look for certain red flags—like being rude to the waiter, calling incessantly or not at all, or claiming that his favorite book is The Da Vinci Code. When we're choosing potential dates online, though, we sometimes have little more than a picture and a paragraph to go on. But even before you've agreed to meet someone, there may be warning signs of impending dating disaster … you just have to know what to look for. Before you respond to that next wink or personal message, start watching … Read More

Yo! It's Friday afternoon and the Big Apple is mad snow and all I can think about is getting you these links.

According to Scientific American magazine, more than 90 percent of people lie in their online dating profiles. Women in their 20s and 30s slyly deduct anywhere from five to 20 lbs. from their weight, while men tend to lie about income, education level and, yes, relationship status. Yikes.

Tuesday night, Scott Brown, the newly elected Republican senator from Massachusetts, made his first political gaffe—but his wife's and daughters' jaws dropped the most when he did it.

Until very recently, Valentine's Day often passed with my friends and I sitting around wondering where all the good men were. And then, last year, something hit me: maybe they'd been right in front of me. As I looked around at my friends in happy marriages to men who might not knock your socks off at first glance, I started to realize that I'd probably passed up tons of great guys in the past because I had a fixed image of The One in my mind. I said I wanted to be "more open," but out in the dating … Read More

So you hate online dating? Join the club. Maybe you've tried it and had some bad experiences. Maybe you'd rather die than try it. Either way, the internet is still a great place to find men because it reaches an infinite population youid never meet otherwise. So, what would you say if I told you that you could use the internet (and other modern technologies) to find Mr. Right without actually using an online dating site? Here are a few ideas to test out in the new year.

Some people still think online dating is only for freaks, geeks and ugly people.