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Sites like DearOldLove.com reveal how the Internet can help you cope with a breakup.
Web 2.0 may be the most cathartic thing to happen to breakups since a pimply middle schooler invented slam books.
Recently, we happened upon a charming little website called DearOldLove.com. The concept is very simple: Much in the way that PostSecret.com publishes postcards with people's deepest secrets written on them, DearOldLove posts small, poignant notes from people who have one last thing to say to that one old love. Under the guise of anonymity, it's surprising how much that is left unsaid between ex-lovers can find itself out in the open for all to read. Read: … Read More
April's Mom isn't the only one who's pulled the wool over our eyes.
In recent days, the online world has been shocked and enraged over "April's Mom," a woman who has blogged for months about her supposedly doomed pregnancy with a terminally ill daughter-to-be—only to be revealed as a hoaxster in desperate need of attention.
Winning over thousands of readers, advertisers and endorsements from anti-abortion organizations, "April's Mom" painted herself as a single woman who chose to carry her pregnancy to term, despite the fact that her "daughter" would never survive. When she finally gave birth to the "baby girl" (who only "lived" for a few hours), it didn't take long for readers of … 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
This website is sort of like a cattle call for stranger than fiction booty calls.
Hey, remember that guy you slept with a while back who always only had a $5 bill and no wallet when the check came? What about that winner who thought condoms were just theoretical devices only used by actors on television?
Or how about the 35-year-old who yapped incessantly about his "hot crib in the city" but actually still lived with his parents?
Well, lucky for all of us who can relate, it's time for our big technological, Internet revenge! Muaaah!
While our friends will gladly pour us an extra glass of Merlot with a sympathetic nod and an ubiquitous "Oh, … Read More
Craigslist helps romantics reconnect.
If John Mayer has indeed "met you in a sandbox," "passed you on the side walk," or "watched you walk away," (as the "Love Song For No One" lyrics claim) and you are looking for a way to find him, look no further than Craigslist's "Missed Connections," a unique category of personals for hopelessly romantic, love-at-first-site-seeking singles.
Log on to your local Craigslist page (where you'll find classifieds for more than 550 cities in over 50 countries worldwide), and see if you missed a connection by scrolling through posts, which often look something like this:
"We traded glances and a … Read More
YourTango's long-lost cousin?
Blog: Eve 101
When we first clicked on to Eve 101 we had a moment or recognition: these ladies are like us! On their about us page they describe their site as "a place where open minds and honest opinions congregate." They want to be straightforward and real, and from what this Love Buzzer has seen, they're doing just that.
The site's sections are called body and soul, domestic goddess-ing, news and reviews, and relationships. The relationships category is divided into breakups & divorce, community, dating, love and marriage, and sex, … Read More
What do you think of open marriage? True love? Bald men?
Wondering what your friends think of Sarah Palin or if people think marriage is going out of style? Answer your questions at Urtak, a new website that lets you create polls and answer questions.
Urtak calls itself "the world's first experiment in collaborative public opinion." It's new and its users are self-selecting, so we can't say with certainty that 11% of people would pay $40,000 for a date with Scarlett Johansson (although now that she's married, they probably wouldn't get their money's worth). We can say that Urtak is an interesting alternative to traditional polls like … Read More
Love Buzz reviews the singles scene at Lavalife.com
More than one million singles have logged on to the Lavalife, which claims to be the online dating site "where singles click." Cute. So hold onto your hats, folks, and get ready for this: whatever you're looking for (Date? Relationship? Fling?), Lavalife.com will hook it up. Amen to online dating.
All cynicism aside, here's what Lavalife has going for it: the site separates users by what they're looking for, casual dating, a relationship or an intimate encounter. Other sites boast similar breakdowns but Lavalife goes one step furthur, using the same system to organize articles Click, its … Read More
The all-green package tells everyone just how you're feeling.
Remember the lore behind green M&Ms? (They made you horny.) Well, the company has picked up and ran with the theory, introducing the all-green package and marketing it as the “new color of love.” In fact, they’ve developed a mini web site devoted to the greenies just in time for V-Day, which includes the history of the color’s sensual side and the ability to post your own reasoning why green is the new red. Marketing ploy, yes, but pretty cute, too.