Dating in the News
IAC wins control of online dating site Meetic: AMF. PARIS (Reuters)
IAC/InterActiveCorp has won control of French online dating service Meetic, boosting its stake to 77.6 percent, after most shareholders agreed to IAC’s 15 euros per share offer price. French markets regulator AMF said IAC, …
Dating Site for People Who Can’t Have Sex Takes Off. TIME
It’s also a pretty serious roadblock to the establishment of a loving relationship, believes Laura Brashier, which is why she’s launched 2date4love, a dating website for men and women who want to fall in love but don’t want to, or can’t have actual …
It’s Country Boys vs. City Slickers in New Dating Show ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. Fox News
With the country guys, obviously everyone’s different, but I kind of knew what to expect, dating style. I knew that they would all be sweet gentlemen.” But in the end, will Grissom stick to her southern roots or be swept off her feet by a citified beau …
Waltham Man Charged With Stealing Thousands From Women On Dating Web Sites. Patch.com By Ryan Grannan-Doll and Meghan B. Kelly
A Waltham man pleaded not guilty this morning on suspicion of stealing more than $200,00 from women he met on dating Web sites. Albert Lovering Jr., 54, 24 Charlesbank Way, Apt. A, Waltham, pleaded not guilty …
Can love conquer the class divide? Yes, says a Sloane Ranger with a builder …. By Julia Stephenson
Many people assume that Britain is no longer bound by class — but when it comes to dating and marriage, most of us still choose a mate from a similar background. And I know from personal experience precisely why: because dating …
LocalSin: The sleazy iPhone app that can find you a one-night stand. Daily Mail
The dating application, called LocalSin, uses GPS technology to find the nearest ‘willing’ matches in your immediate area. Users can check how many single people are in a given place – such as a bar, nightclub, or city centre – before heading out. …
Frauds plague dating site Jiayuan. China Daily By Hu Yang (chinadaily.com.cn)
Jiayuan.com, China’s biggest dating website, has been accused by the media and users of lax management of members and allowing the proclaimed “serious match website” to become a shelter for frauds and prostitution. …
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I ding dang do! Paddy McGuiness’s dating show Take Me Out scores first engaged …. Daily Mail
By Jody Thompson Saturday night dating show Take Me Out is celebrating its first engagement – but the happy couple almost fell at the first hurdle when the prospective dater rejected his fiancée on the show. Teacher Fabian De Fabiani, 24, chose another …
Dating Guru Carlos Xuma Announces The Secret To Approach Women Successfully San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Learning how to successfully approach women takes a little insight into human nature and psychology, but will pay off in a more satisfying and fulfilling dating life. “What almost all of our fears boil down to, in essence, is a fear of displeasing …
The Worlds Largest Free Christian Dating Site for Christian Singles Just Got … DigitalJournal.com (press release)
On August 5, 2011 ChristianDatingForFree.com (CDFF) achieved another significant milestone towards bolstering it’s position as the world’s largest free dating site dedicated to Christian singles all around the world. The site reached the milestone of …
He’s married and dating. Boston Globe (blog)
I am a married man in my early 30s. Been in Boston my whole life but moved to the West Coast two years ago with my wife in search of sun, beaches, and a job. I found the first two but the job is ever elusive. Found some temporary work here and there …
Introducing: Dates as Seen on TV. IcelandReview
Not much has been written about the dating scene in Iceland. Basically because it’s almost non-existent. Or at least the structure of it is so vague that when asked, Icelanders will find it so hard to define that they’ll probably shrug their shoulders …
SSHS: Im dating a daddys girl. Albany Times Union (blog)
Help, I’m dating a daddy’s girl. my girlfriend of a year has an overprotective father. I dealt with it in the beginning and he and I get along pretty good. For our anniversary, my girlfriend had been dropping hints like crazy that she wanted a new …
Online Dating Got You Anxious? Duodater Lets You Bring A Friend [INVITES]. Mashable (blog)
Well, new dating site DuoDater puts a new spin on that convention. It encourages pals to go on dates — together. DuoDater is a new, San Francisco-based dating site that launched Monday in order to facilitate less awkward meetups between romance …
Does dating a Transgender woman make a guy gay? Canadian National Newspaper
In the Transgender Dating world those terms don’t always match up to reality. Additonally, transgenderism has nothing related to sexual orientation. Lots of men will look for transsexuals for dating and love simply because they feel that transsexuals …
Most online daters over 50 love results. OCRegister
If the online dating service didn’t work he, a widower at that time, was going to use an expensive matchmaking service. They married in 2009. What are the “most productive” dating websites for the 50-plus crowd? According to survey respondents: …
The Post-Divorce Dating Club: A New Site For Divorced Singles. YourTango
By Essence If you’re divorced and ready to look for love again, there’s a hot new dating site waiting online for you. The newly launched site The Post Divorce Dating Club was designed with divorced singles in mind. It’s meant to be a safe space for …
Shagbook: Facebook is a generic term, should not be trademarked. ZDNet (blog)
Facebook is known for going after any company that uses the word “book” in its name, having already filed suit against TeachBook.com, FacebookOfSex.com, and most recently UK adult dating website Shagbook.com. The last one is fighting back; Shagbook has …
African-American singles change approach to dating. Waterbury Republican American
But the 35-year-old Alsip, Ill., woman has one thing hampering her dating search: she’s an African-American woman hoping to meet and marry an African-American man. And that puts her in the category of singles least likely to marry, according to US …
Some Great Dating Advice: Don’t Forget To Learn. The Frisky (blog)
With a history of choosing jerks—some who were even emotionally abusive—she went to therapy and worked on herself, sorted out her family history, and now finds herself dating a really good dude, who she is afraid may be too boring for her. …
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To Sex Or Not To Sex: That Is The Question. Patch.com
What if, after dating for a while, you finally take the plunge and discover you’re not sexually compatible? Women are called “easy” if they immediately have sex and yet if men do the same, they’re a “stud,” and deemed desirable, captivating, enticing.
Breaking up is hard to do: Show some respect. Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Dear MSB: Dating is something I thought I would never do again when I got married more than 20 years ago, but through a variety of circumstances and life events, I find myself back in the dating game and things have changed quite a bit since I met my …
Carolyn Hax: My family doubts fiancé is being honest. GoErie.com
Dear Carolyn: I’ve been dating a wonderful man. He recently proposed, and I accepted, but my family is not happy. They suspect he is gay and that I am making a huge mistake. The only evidence they have is his effeminate nature, which can be over the …
Are You Ready For Dating Right after Divorce? Urban Teruel Blog By Urban Guy
If you are contemplating whether or not to start dating right after divorce, you really should be truthful with by yourself to decide if you are prepared. If you are prepared to meet new individuals and start a new relationship, …
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ChirpMe launches dating site for activities and group deals. CTV.ca
If you’re a single person looking for a date, you may find dating sites like Match.com or EHarmony overwhelming. But maybe it would make more sense to find an activity that you and another person are interested in. And what if that activity was a good …
Gavin Henson says TV dating hopefuls must win over his children first.. WalesOnline
by Clare Hutchinson, Wales On Sunday GAVIN Henson has warned contestants on his new dating reality show that if they want to win his heart, they will have to win over his children first. The eligible 29-year-old has been filming The Bachelor in luxury …
Scottish News: Mum set up with Scots wrestler on dating show sickened by his…. Scottish Daily Record
Caroline Mellor was paired up with Jim Brown by Paddy McGuinness on the hit dating show. Caroline said her dream date turned into a nightmare when Brown turned into a stalker. And that turned to shock when she learned Brown was a child porn pervert. …
New dating website for people with disabilities. WTSP 10 News
Less than a year old, the site already has nearly 200000 members across the US “Dating is difficult enough for people without disabilities,” said certified matchmaker and eDateAbility.com CEO Ann Robbins. “When you compound that with being disabled… …
What’s in a name? Shagbook takes on the mighty Facebook. The Drum
Now the British-based website – described as the “hottest place to hook up with local singles for no strings attached adult dating” – is battling Facebook’s demand that it change its name. Facebook claims use of the name “Shagbook” is a violation of …
Don’t Be A Bad Behavior Beacon. Patch.com
If you’re constantly dating people who disappoint, you may need to look in the mirror. I know some people are lucky with love and others seem to date one Mr./Mrs. Wrong after another. Some of it is just chance and some of it is circumstance, …
Column by Ask Dr. Marcia: It’s a sure bet he’s married. Dailyrecord.com
I think I might be dating a married man. I have not talked about this suspicion with anyone. We have been seeing each other for about 2 months, and in all that time, only twice on the weekend. Those two times were on the spur of the moment when he …
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Is online dating eroding humanity? Online dating, offline orgy. Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Online dating is eroding our humanity. Or at least that’s according to The Guardian newspaper which did an expose on how this behind-the-screen dating and mating ritual (which comes sans beer, a bar or a face-to-face conversation) is managing …
Suspect assumes man’s identity on online dating site. WMBF
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – The Horry County Police Department is investigating after receiving a complaint about an unknown person using a victim’s identity on an online dating service. According to a report, officers responded to an address along Lake …
Dating Site ElenasModels.com Releases Survey Data “Why Western Men Seek …” Benzinga
Dating site ElenasModels.com released survey data “Why Western Men Seek Russian Women”, based on an online focus group for the website’s users listing reasons why men seek ‘Russian brides’. Among most quoted reasons are Russian women’s strong family …
Magazine Gives Teen Girls Worst Dating Advice Ever. The Stir
But propagating gender cliches like “all men are liars” isn’t going to prepare girls for the dating scene. On the contrary, this form of subtle brainwashing is more likely to make girls accept crappy treatment from guys because, well, boys will be boys …
Mastering the Art of Speed Date — Ingredients for a Successful Speed Dating. Newsbycompany (press release)
That is because the success rate of speed dating is impressive. Did you know that speed dating already helped tens of thousands of singles? They were able to find the right persons in their lives by participating in a round robin singles party. …
Dating Phoney. German Herald
The study – of 2000 men by dating agency Elite Partner in Hamburg, Germany – showed a third would call the following day if they’d enjoyed the date, and 44 per cent would call the second day. But only five per cent would wait three days if they were …
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Mother’s death interrupts romantic progress. SunHerald.com
DEAR ABBY: I’ma 47-year-old woman who started dating “Earl” about three weeks ago. We had gotten off to a great start. We talk easily, we’re comfortable with each other and we seem to share similar values. Last week, Earl’s mom passed away, …
Sally Bailey: Deal with this weighty issue, guys. WalesOnline
by Sally Bailey, Wales On Sunday WE ALL know the dating game to be a minefield – “does he like me”, “will he text me back”, “does he think I look good naked” and so the list of anxieties goes on (and on). So just to add to our worries a recent study …
Online dating profile pictures ‘should include different shots’. forcespenpals.co.uk
Single soldiers looking to make the best possible impression on their online dating profile would be wise to take time when choosing pictures. Peter Spalton, founder of thedatingdoctor.co.uk, suggests: “They need a series of pictures. …
Subtlety is the key to being a good flirt. Montreal Gazette
By JOSEY VOGELS, Freelance August 1, 2011 Dear Dating Girl: I’d like to be a better flirt. I find it difficult to flirt with women without coming off as cheesy or desperate. Any advice? Dear Flailing: I took your question to one of the best experts on …
How to tell If he is not interested in you. Myjoyonline.com
Some aspects of dating are as clear as black and white. Trying to decipher the signs and signals of someone in whom you’re interested can be difficult if he’s sending you mixed signals. By looking out for a few telltale signs, you’ll be able to …
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Face-matching with Facebook profiles: How it was done. CNET
A test compared 277,978 Facebook profiles (the software found unique faces in about 40 percent) against nearly 6,000 profiles extracted from an unnamed dating Web site. About 1 in 10 of the dating site’s members–nearly all of whom used pseudonyms–turned out to be identifiable.
Trans-Friendly Dating Sites. Montreal Gazette (blog)
It seems to me there is money being made by owners of online dating sites. There are all kinds of them on the web, from hetero sites to kink sites. I’m curious about online dating sites designed for transgender people. And sites for transitioned people …
Dog Days of Dating. Color Magazine
Dating, dating, dating. If you’re single, sometimes it’s the foremost thought in your mind. If you’re married, it’s a dangerous thought you shouldn’t be having. You might think being single and seeing new and exciting different people will stimulate …
New Online Dating Site Makes It Impossible To Submit Fake Profiles. Benzinga
Avid online daters across the globe are raving about a new online dating site that makes it virtually impossible for members to lie or submit deceptive personal profiles. “One of the biggest things those using dating sites hate is when they hook up …
Internet Dating to Get Even More Predetermined. Online News Website
The undeniably popular practice of online dating is about to get a little more pre-determined, based on a new practice by Match.com, a website already known as one that ranks couples’ compatibility. The Financial Times has reported that Match.com has …
ChirpMe Launches A Dating Site For Activities–And Groupons. Forbes (blog) By TOMIO GERON
If you’re a single person looking for a date, you may find dating sites like Match.com or EHarmony overwhelming. But maybe it would make more sense to find an activity that you and another person are interested in. …
OKCupid Mobile Dating: Will It Work? DivineCaroline
But Grindr’s emphasis on photos and proximity above any other indicators of compatibility has made it more of a hookup helper than a dating tool, and many, including Grindr founder Joel Simkhai, were skeptical that such a product would translate well …
How do I keep a man’s attention? MSN NZ News
While the dating game has changed in our culture quite a bit to make it more equal between men and women, many would agree the responsibility is still more on men than women to do the courting, ask a woman out, and get her interested. …
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App Plays Matchmaker. BusinessNewsDaily
SNAP Interactive Inc. recently launched the latest version of its AreYouInterested.com social dating application. The app allows users to browse photos of singles in their area, highlight the people they like and find out who likes them. …
80% Of Online Daters Are Looking For A Serious Relationship. YourTango
By Kait Smith Thanks to its rising popularity, and a whole new slew of demographics-specific websites to choose from, online dating has become less taboo in recent years. And though it’s a more convenient way to find potential dates—who has time to …
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Lolo Jones goes speed dating. ESPN
Jones’ favorite aspect of speed dating? “They have to talk to me,” she says. Even though these bachelors don’t have time to be shy, average Joes fear that the two-time-defending indoor world champ won’t pay them any mind. What about stars? …
Dating Guru Carlos Xuma Reveals The Secret to How To Attract A Woman Like The …. San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
“They take the bull by the horns,” says dating guru, Carlos Xuma. “They take the lead. They let other people buy them drinks. They tease beautiful women instead of fawning all over them. They aren’t afraid to have drastically different opinions than …
Dating and disability; an adventure online. ABC Technology and Games
Is online dating a good way for people with disabilities to find love? Credit: RapidEye (iStockphoto) Dating, for all intents and purposes is the art of self promotion. People put on clothes that highlight their strengths and not their flaws, …
Single? Literate? Try Library Speed Dating!. NBC Bay Area
Literary speed dating has led couples to success, so much so that the San Francisco Public Library will host its second round of literary speed dating at the Main Library’s Larkin Street location on Tuesday. Specifically, this go-round will be for the …
Let’s work to help reduce teen dating violence. Idaho Press-Tribune
A lot of the stress and pain during those turbulent years is due to abusive dating relationships. Current statistics are: 1 in 3 teens in a dating relationship have been verbally, emotionally, sexually or physically abused; 1 in 2 teens have …
Online Dating Sites Know You Better Than You Know Yourself. Jezebel
Dating online involves doing awkward stuff like describing your taste in music and explaining what your hypothetical “perfect” match would be like. But when it comes right down to it, what you say you want is not necessarily what will make you happy. …
Is there a way for a guy to easily make his online dating profile more attractive? – Business Insider
We utilize the popular online dating/rating website HotOrNot.com whereby users rate the “hotness” of strangers. The website is designed almost specifically for rating attractiveness, and offers a platform to obtain high N values from a naturalistic …
Dating Advice From Match.com: The Ukelele Works Every Time. Adweek
If this dork can get himself a girl, then how useful is any dating site, really? And that’s to say nothing of how ads like this embolden buskers. When the Ad Standards Authority inevitably weighs in, I’m sure they’ll agree with me.
Online dating profile advice. Antipodate.co.uk
Ensuring you have the best possible photos on your online dating profile is essential to making a success of online dating. According to the founder of thedatingdoctor.co.uk, Peter Spalton, online daters should take their time choosing photos which are …
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Computer dating old hat; Computer wedding where it’s at. Geeks are Sexy Technology News
A couple meeting through computers and going on to get married no longer carries any novelty value: indeed some surveys suggest it’s remarkably common. But one Houston couple took things a step further by having a computer conduct the ceremony (or at …
Survey Says: Annual ‘Ask Men’ Survey Finds Men…Willing. Suite101.com
Ask Men seeks to find out about men and how they think and feel about women, dating, marriage and sex. Latest survey results show men are a mixed bag. The Ask Men magazine’s annual survey of men released July 29th, 2011 has found men to be, …
Is it prostitution? ‘Sugar daddy’ dating site accused of targeting debt-laden …. Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter A website has been accused of promoting prostitution by helping cash-strapped college students pay off their debts by dating older men. SeekingArrangement.com offers its ‘sugar babies’ the opportunity to collect money through …
JFGO organizes speed-dating event. Heritage Florida Jewish News
Must be looking for love and marriage, or at least dating and friendship opportunities, and must be open to a unique way of meeting other like-minded singles. If this describes you, the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando has an opportunity that you …
Thug beats up pal for dating his sister. Kent Online
by Julia Roberts A teenage thug beat up his best friend after finding out he was having a relationship with his younger sister. After being arrested and held on remand, Buddy Ripley, 19, then plotted with others to stop his victim giving evidence …
Attitudes About Online Dating Changing in Tough Economy. Rapid News Network
Relationships experts say that single people are adjusting their methods of dating opting for a picnic in the park and a bottle of wine as opposed to posh chic restaurants. Online dating is one of the few global industries that seems to be somewhat …
Atlanta dating scene too superficial?. Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Truth be told, many of us can be superficial in dating. Women don’t always want to date men shorter then they are. Men like to have the supermodel, video vixen next to them. Who is to say that either is wrong or right? Superficial single people is …
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Dating is work!
Arranged marriages have not always been the preserve of the Muslim world: Christians in the West once practiced this tradition, and Orthodox Jews today have dating habits that do not diverge so much from these conservative ways. …
Quarter of men prefer dating co-workers of lower position in office. Newstrack India
London, July 31 (ANI): A new survey has found that a quarter of men prefer dating co-workers, who are in a lower position to them in the office. The results of AskMen’s 2011 Great Male Survey showed that the majority, 56 percent, would sleep with a …
Men offer money to date women on controversial website. AsiaOne
A US dating website created by a Singaporean-born entrepreneur has drawn the ire of many for its …
Ask Ashley: Mysteriously missing. New York Post
Say you were dating someone who you really liked and she came to you and said, “I don’t know what it is about him, but something’s off. I just don’t like him.” You’d probably say, “He’s not your boyfriend! Get over it.” It’s really not your place to …
Nix neediness now to up odds of bonding with Bart. The Coloradoan
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 47-year-old woman who started dating “Bart” about three weeks ago. We had gotten off to a great start. We talk easily, we’re comfortable with each other and we seem to share similar values. Last week, Bart’s mom passed away, …
We’re all breaking the sex law. Times LIVE
“I let my kid start a little gentle dating when she was 14. ” To which I say: Don’t delude yourself that you’re in control! Many of you will never know exactly when your child starts fooling around. Dating happens in the shadows of teen and …
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Young adult dating trend slows road to marriage. Reuters
Young adults are slowing the road to marriage with “stayover relationships,” a dating trend that allows them to enjoy committed relationships without living together, new research shows. A study from the University of Missouri-Columbia revealed that as …
Ellie: Don’t let pressure push you into marriage. Toronto Star By Ellie Advice Columnist Q.
I’ve been dating someone for three years. Originally we were just good friends and developed into dating. Even though I know she’ll make a great wife and mother, I don’t feel love and excitement to marry her. …
Olivia Wilde’s Dating Story And Nude Scene. allvoices By sanain
Hollywood’s emerging actress Olivia Wilde, in her recent interview, shared that she finds new methods of dating very unappealing. The 27- year-old actress recently came out of a very long relationship and therefore impresses that jumping back …
Pakistani Dad Guns Down 6 Daughters Over Suspected Dating. News One
Arif Mubashir, 40, shot the teen-aged girls after his son told him that they were dating boys who attend a nearby college in Faisalabad. Mushabir unregrettably admitted to police that he had killed his daughters because they were both “without honour. …
How to Set Up the Perfect Online Dating Profile. Gizmodo
Why not try online dating? We pulled our team of experts together to guide you. Online dating might seem scary, anxiety-inducing, embarrassing, or complicated. Sometimes it is. But it doesn’t have to be. I’ve stormed the beaches and talked to the …
5 Dating “Sharks” To Avoid Falling Prey To. The Frisky (blog)
Here are five dating “sharks” to avoid falling prey to. How To Identify Them: It’s tricky! These sharks are excellent at camouflage, and able to look and act exactly like a single-person. Often only the sharp eye of an acquaintance will be able to …
Inside Match.com It’s all about the algorithm. Slate Magazine
On a hazy Monday in June, I came to meet Mandy Ginsberg, the president of Match.com US, the world’s largest online dating site. Petite, preppy and freckled, with long brown hair, Ginsberg was wearing sandals, tight black jeans and a loose blouse. …
6 Ways To Tell That You’re The Rebound. RedEye Chicago (blog)
However, if the person you’re dating is displaying any of the following 6 qualities, you might have cause for suspicion. Is it two weeks in and you’ve met their parents? Are they throwing around words like “forever” in the first four days? …
Things you should know before dating a journalist. Albany Times Union (blog)
When I saw this story today — the five things you should know before dating a journalist — I nodded throughout the piece (well, except for the zoning laws/politics part — I’m terrible when it comes to those topics). I even said “yes” out loud, …
