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Entries Tagged as 'Dating theories'

It’s a scary-small dating world!

May 9th, 2009 · No Comments

I know, it’s been a looong time since I’ve blogged.  Sorry, a huge work project has made it barely possible to date, let alone blog about it.  I did say barely, which means I am sitting on a LOT of crazy stories, most of which happen to fall in the “scary-small world” category.  What happened [...]

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Tags: Dating horror stories · Dating theories · Funny dating stories · Mr. Wonderful or is he? · Online dating · Raves & rants · What was he thinking?

Casual sex - the way to higher consciousness?

January 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments

When I imagined what I’d gain from the iDate conference, I was counting on great industry-related content, contacts and conversations (I hear alliteration sells.) I had no idea that I’d also end up in a quandary about my personal views on dating and sex (something that apparently sells even better than alliteration.) And if so, [...]

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Tags: Dating theories · Fuzzy lines · Raves & rants

Romantic movies dangerous?

January 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Are romantic movies putting in jeopardy our realistic expectations of relationships? Do they make us crave things we can’t possibly attain in real life? So claim social scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, England.
The skeptical part of me sees their point - most romantic comedies depict scenarios that are quite far-fetched. When was [...]

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Tags: Dating theories · Raves & rants · Relationships in the media

You are HOW you eat?

December 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Have you ever evaluated your date’s eating habits to determine how s/he might be as a lover? Just read a cool article suggesting there might be a connection. Although my own “sensuality correlation theory” has more to do with dance partnering than eating (I promise to share it with you soon) this [...]

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Tags: Dating theories · Funny dating stories · Mr. Wonderful or is he? · Raves & rants

Dear John (no pun intended)

October 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I just went on a date with John. Whereas I might normally try to protect his identity with a made up name, it would be with something like “John” anyway. No offense to anyone named John because it really is a great name, but with so many of them around… Although if [...]

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Tags: Dating theories · He said She said · Raves & rants