A survey that came out yesterday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents some haunting statistics about rape, stalking and domestic violence. Over the course of a year, more than 12 million men and women are victims of these crimes, usually committed by an intimate partner, and more than 1 million women report being raped each year.
The holiday season can be a tricky time to be single, even if you've been that way for a while, even if you're totally comfortable with it the other 11 months of the year. Some weird single holiday haze descends and makes the most well-adjusted among us feel like lousy lumps of unwanted coal.
Every woman is working with the same pool of men. Say there are four billion men on Planet Earth. This is the pool of men that you have to work with. In this pool, there are going to be gentlemen, pimps, players, hustlers, and psychos. But, it’s the same pool of men. It’s not like the crazy men are coming from outside this pool. The question is, why do some women always attract the crazy men? The answer is you. You can either repel or invite these men into your life. The only reason you attract crazy men is because you talk to them.
Apple is unveiling the new iPhone4S, and the Internet is freaking out. Personally I could care less, given my masochistic love of the BlackBerry (three in two years, baby) and the fact that I'm allergic to touchscreens. But the Find My Friends app seems intriguing, at least from a dating perspective.
A 42-year-old Dutch woman has been charged with stalking after cell phone records showed she called an unidentified guy more than 65,000 times over the course of a year. Worse than that, she's also been charged with not playing it cool.
Blonde bombshell Uma Thurman has been battling a stalker for over three years, and even though she’s got a protective order against him, he still won’t leave her alone. Jack Jordan, who was previously convicted of stalking Thurman, allegedly attempted to contact the actress twice last week.
In the annals of wacky celebrity weddings that should have never taken place, this one might take the cake! NFL player Chris Chambers recently married his former mistress and stalker, Stacey Bernice Saunders, in Las Vegas. Yeah, WTF is right!! Looks like Dancing with the Stars contestant Chad Ochocinco might not be the only NFL player to get his own show—this one's got reality TV written all over it.
Although Jennifer Aniston once told Oprah that she thought it was "really nice" to have so many fans that care, she probably won't be sending any signed autographs to 24-year-old Jason Peyton, the mentally ill man that is alleged to be her stalker. According to TMZ, Aniston recently filed a restraining order against Peyton, after he was arrested on July 15 for allegedly "prowling around a place she frequents" with a sharp object, duct tape, a bag, and a written message about Aniston.
Sandra Bullock took time out yesterday from her laid-back Texas life with her seven-month-old son, Louis, to renew the restraining order she's had against a crazy stalker. Thomas James Weldon has been obsessed with Sandra since 2003, and the order she filed on Monday is just the latest in a long trail of legal actions aimed at keeping him away from the actress and her family.
Erin Andrews' peeping tom talk on Oprah reminds us of the celeb who've dodged delusional suitors. Visit YourTango's Celebrity Love for the list.
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