Digital Age Makes It Harder to Cheat

Study shows women are closing the gender gap

(NEWSER) - Blame Desperate Housewives. Women cheat in their relationships about as much as men, but for different reasons, according to a new study. Researchers at Indiana University polled more than 900 participants and found that 23% of men and 19% of women reported being unfaithful. Only 10% to 15% of women said the same in the '90s, reports ABC News . The reasons for women: Unhappiness in their relationships and different sexual beliefs from their partners. The main reason for men: sex. More»

Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp, survey shows

(NEWSER) - Dating site AshleyMadison.com, where you can go in search of an extramarital affair, recently surveyed its members to find out which celebrities they'd most like to cheat with. Fox News reports on the findings from 30,000 US members. The women:

1. Jessica Alba: Fifteen percent of the males surveyed chose the pregnant actress as their top choice.
2. Megan Fox: 14.4%
3. Angelina Jolie: 10.5%
4. Scarlett Johansson: Fox News notes that she was "the only blonde to make the cut," receiving 10.3% of the vote.
5. Halle Berry: 7.9%

Blogs report conflicting information on 'Google Circles'

(NEWSER) - Google will soon launch a social network, blogs are saying, and it may be called Google Circles. The tech blog The Next Web first reported the news Friday, noting that the product would launch at Google’s I/O conference in May; ReadWriteWeb followed with an assertion that the new service would be announced at South By Southwest. Google knocked down the latter claim, but refused to “comment on rumor and speculation” about the service itself, the Telegraph reports. More»

New book offers bad—and sexist—advice

(NEWSER) - One way to make your marriage last: Let your hubby cheat. That’s mistress-for-hire (and now author) Holly Hill’s theory, at least. The Sugarbabe author says “it's better to walk the dog on a leash than let it escape through an unseen hole in the back fence,” but that idea only appeals to “the sort of person who views your spouse as an easily trained pet,” writes Mary Elizabeth Williams on Salon . “How much more of this ‘Wanna keep your man? Let him stray’ tripe are we supposed to swallow?” More»

Don't want to defriend? No problem, just use these apps

(NEWSER) - It’s called social networking, but thanks to new apps, Foursquare is getting more anti-social. Avoidr allows you to select which “friends” you want to avoid—it shows you where they've checked in so you don't do the same. Its creator thinks of it as somehow less “passive-aggressive” than defriending someone entirely. “It's so formal to unfollow or unfriend someone,” he tells New York , but with his app you can avoid your ex less awkwardly. More»