Speed Dating for the Cougar Set

(NEWSER) - Women may be more “selective” daters, but that distinction could well be based not on innate personality but on social norms and the simple prospect of which gender is doing the pursuing. A new study had subjects participate in a few rounds of speed dating. When the males approached the females, the men reported more enthusiasm about their partners—i.e., they were less selective. But when the guys sat down and the women made the rounds, the opposite was true, reports LiveScience. More»

(NEWSER) - Lovelife dragging a bit? AskMen plays virtual wingman, listing 10 things a guy should never say to a woman:

1. Can I kiss you? This yells that you’re a boy, not a man.
2. Can I take you on a date somewhere? Act confident and in control. Say something like, “Want to hang out?”

(NEWSER) - Tired of texting your long-distance lover to say how much you care? A Scottish research lab hopes to connect couples with something a bit more poetic: "painted" light. Users of Mutsugoto wear touch-activated rings tracked by motion-sensing cameras mounted above their beds; caress your own arm and a matching beam of light sweeps across your partner's arm. Couples who break up can turn to the lab's other project—a remote fighting game, reports the BBC. More»

Top songs to nurse rage this Valentine's Day

(NEWSER) - Roses and chocolates be damned. The pink-and-red holiday can be especially harsh on the recently dumped. MTV suggests tunes to nurse your inner rage:

1. Ain't It Funny: Who knows breakups better than J-Lo?
2. Shut Up and Let Me Go: Enough said in this tune by the Ting Tings.
3. Before He Cheats: Jam to Carrie Underwood. Just don't imitate her during the car keying part.

Women should say 'I love you' first as much as men

(NEWSER) - It may seem dated to say women can kill relationships with a poorly timed or premature "I love you." Or it may just seem dated to women, observes Sarah Hepola, who read an article advising women never to be the first to show their cards, emotionally, and was so annoyed she forwarded it to some of her guy friends. To her surprise, she writes on Salon, some agreed. More»