relationship trends
It's not easy being shafted for another bird, even when you're a bird.
Infidelity, jealousy, separation...they aren't just human problems. Members of the animal kingdom also face such relationship afflictions. Consider, for example, Harry and Pepper.
Since 2003, the two male Magellan penguins have been a happily paired gay couple well-known to visitors of the San Francisco Zoo. In addition to nesting together, Harry and Pepper became parents when they incubated an egg laid by another penguin in 2008. Homosexual Couplings Popular In The Animal Kingdom
But things turned sour earlier this year when Linda, a recently widowed female penguin, befriended Harry. Pepper quickly became violent, and zoo officials were … Read More
The Today Show seems to think so. We're not so sure we agree.
Dr. Gail Saltz, relationship columnist for the Today Show, recently received a letter from a woman who is on the path to marriage and wants her husband-to-be to sign a prenuptial agreement.
"I look at prenups with the perspective that, if you expect the marriage to last forever, it should not matter that you signed a prenup because it will never come into effect," the woman writes. "People on the other side say you wouldn't need to sign one if you expect the marriage to last forever. How do you recommend broaching this issue so that my boyfriend … Read More
Statistics show that compared with white women, black women are twice as likely to be single.
Many black women are quick to point out that there are no good single black men out here. It turns out, they might actually be right, which also may explain why more black women remain unmarried than white women. Forty-two-percent of black women have never been married, compared to 21 percent of white woman, according to national statistics. That's double, chicks!
Within the last two generations, marriage rates for African-Americans have dropped significantly. Between 1970 and 2001, the black marriage rate dropped by 34 percent, compared to 17 percent in the general population. African-American women are also the least … Read More
The year’s best, most thought-provoking & eye-opening in love & relationships
You thought you knew, but you had no idea – ‘til Tango. Here are our most eye-opening stories of 2007, served up to enlighten you on relationships, sex, and the evolution of love.
1. True Love And Technology: A Look At What The Future Holds
From Webcam dates to sms-controlled sex toys, the future of love and tech.
2. Your Love Life on Drugs
Could drugs be dimming your natural love high?
3. Love at Work: The New Rules of the Office, Explained
Today’s Workplace is a “Romantic Petri Dish.”
