On our quest to figure out what works (and doesn't) when it comes to meeting men we like, we tend to make very crude gender generalizations. For example, men are shameless whores who find all women desirable, while ladies are finicky and particular, only accepting dates and sexual invitations from men who fit what they want long-term.

But what if those assumptions aren't due to biology, but to socialization? A recent study by Finkel & Eastwick revealed that dating might be very different if we didn't expect guys to be "men of action," asking for our number, inviting us … Read More

Don't get me wrong, ladies, I'm happily married. I love my husband and I have a beautiful family—I'm aware of my blessings. But. Oh yes, there's a "but." Every now and then, when I'm out with a single girlfriend or watching a romantic comedy, I fall prey to a few pangs. Am I really never going to have that falling in love feeling ever again? Am I truly never going to get to flirt my way into a first date? Kiss a stranger? Catch an eye? But I'm so good at all those things! The Dirty … Read More

Some folks believe that falling in love is a matter of fate—trusting that if they go about their lives, they'll meet their soul mates. Others approach it with the strategy of a business investment. Ron James, 48, for example, contacted hundreds of women—sometimes going on three dates in one day(!)—until he met the right one.

Playing the Numbers
After his divorce in 2006, Ron went on a find-a-new-partner mission. He signed up for JDate, a dating service for Jewish singles. "I'd work at it two to three hours a night," he says, managing his love life like he was a CEO. … Read More

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

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

According to TVNZ (Television New Zealand, natch), a Kiwi company (Pop Media) is making the natural connection of adding Skype to a speed dating event. While I was thinking that it would be a good idea for Skype to sponsor such an event; Skyecandy has gone the full Whale Rider and actually fused the two things.

Skyecandy sets up system to leverage Skype's awesome ability to connect by adding an interface that allows users to enter romantic likes / dislikes and relevant information about themselves. Then the software arranges video dates based on a user's profile… voila … Read More

A study was released from Harvard University today claiming strangers know better than you on what will make you happy.

The study claims if you haven't tried something (or someone), asking someone who has (and taking their advice) is a better choice than stubbornly trying it on your own and being disappointed.

This is chancy and far-fetched, we know, but these researchers swear on their Ivy League credentials that experience is way overrated, and a word to the wise is just time saved in the end.

"People do not realize what a powerful source of information another … Read More

Love Bytes: three must-click sex, dating and relationship links.

Picking up guys at the Guinness Factory [The Frisky]Speed Dating isn't so bad. [LemonDrop]

Walking into the pub, my friends and I whispered like a couple of high-school girls, unsure what to expect from the dating marathon. As we stepped into the room, it was everything I imagined—loads of single, anxious twenty- and thirty-somethings anxious to get their date on.

Shy guys and the woman who change them. [Ask Dan & Jennifer]

Ask him to fix your computer, your car, your bike, your door—you name it. He will enjoy … Read More

Think you can always, always tell when a guy wants to sleep with you?

Us too, and while we thought we'd just come down with a strong case of the Arrogants it turns out that no, we aren't conceited, men are just super, duper easy to read. Even science says so.

A recent study at Indiana University rounded up 28 women and 26 men and got them to watch a series of speed dating videos from Germany. The students didn't even pay attention so much to what was said (well, it was in German) but instead focused on body languageRead More

When we read the news that Colorado-based psychic Myrna Lou Goldbaum expanded her services to include matchmaking, our jaded eyebrows only arched in slight bemusement.

Color us cynical, but it's always seemed matchmakers and psychics hold up residence in the same section of Delusionland (sorry to all of you who frequent either). In fact, we're baffled this hasn't already been done to death. The two seem like a perfect pairing. Only the event would need a dash of astrology thrown in for good measure.

Anyway, Goldbaum has began a Friday night series of psychic speed dating at Longmont, Colorado's … Read More