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Digital Mating Dance



 More Sex,
 and More 
 Anxieties, Too 

Gratification has never been easier, or more confusing

Oct 27, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Technology has made finding sexual partners easy, but the digital mating dance is fraught with many new sources of anxiety, from too many opportunities to too much information. New York magazine has combed over two years of its popular “Sex Diaries” to create a guide to the plugged-in... More »

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technology • New York • sex • dating • New York magazine



 Truly Wacky Online Dating Sites 

From vampire lovers to geeks to punk rockers, a site for everyone

Oct 25, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the matches you’re finding on eHarmony are too vanilla, never fear: There’s a dating site out there for you, and Julie Gerstein of Lemondrop rounds up the quirkiest of the quirky:
  • If you wear a lot of black: Find your “own personal Satan” at
... More »

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Internet • marijuana • dating • punk music • online dating • Star Trek • geeks • Ayn Rand • farmers • trends

OPINION

 Enough With This Cougar Thing 

Who wants to date a Twitter-using, pizza-obsessed 20something anyway?

Oct 19, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The cougar phenomenon is spreading—in the UK, one 39-year-old woman runs a camp teaching aspiring cougars how to attract younger men. “Who cares, you may cry. Women should be fighting back over an ageist, youth-obsessed society,” writes Helen Croydon in the Independent. True as that may... More »

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dating • cougar • women's issues • trends

 Why Women Have Sex 

Psychologist discusses female sexuality, and what men can do to get ahead

Oct 6, 09 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Psychologists Cindy Meston and David Buss, authors of the 2007 study “Why Humans Have Sex,” have completed a second go-round, this time focused on women only. They come up with 237 reasons, and though they're not enumerated in the article, Time asks Buss for some highlights:
  • Besides
... More »

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sex • psychology • sexuality • revenge • dating • female sexuality

(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... More »

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gender • women • men • dating • romance • speed-dating • scientific study • selectivity • social mores

 Flirting Makes Men Feel Better 

Hanging out with pretty women boosts testosterone level

Sep 30, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forget the bromance: Hanging out with attractive women makes men feel better than they do around other men, a new study finds. Just being around the fairer sex boosts men’s levels of testosterone and cortisol, hormones that improve alertness and well-being. In the trials, just five minutes around attractive... More »

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testosterone • dating • flirting • men's health • cortisol

(Newser) - If a celeb asks you out, it’s hard to say no. But do you really want to get beaten up, or be totally chaste for a few years? Emily Farris presents some “currently single stars we implore you to avoid like The Plague” for Nerve:
  1. Chris Brown:
... More »

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list • celebrity • gossip • dating • Jude Law • Sean Penn • Jonas Brothers • Chris Brown • Jon Gosselin

 Jen Feels Burned by Cooper 


Aug 20, 09 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston is feeling a little jilted because of Bradley Cooper’s burgeoning relationship with Renee Zellweger, Us reports. “She honestly feels screwed over," says a friend. "She had a major crush on him and she let him know," but "he didn't reciprocate."... More »

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entertainment • film • gossip • Jennifer Aniston • dating • Renee Zellweger • Bradley Cooper • celebrity breakup • movie star • rejection

(Newser) - Suspected Pittsburgh shooter George Sodini left behind an unsettling video diary which includes a tour of his home and a discussion of his romantic plans, the New York Post reports. In one of two videos posted to the web, Sodini points out his furniture: “Couch and chair—they match.... More »

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video • dating • Pittsburgh • mass shootings • gym • George Sodini

 What Not to Say to a Woman 


Jul 13, 09 8:21 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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women • men • love • kissing • dating • romance • pick up lines

(Newser) - Interest in online matchmaking and dating events is up as recession-plagued singles seek stability, the AP reports. OkCupid.com and eHarmony.com both report huge spikes in membership, and attendance at Chicago’s Nerds at Heart has doubled. "With such a tenuous climate right now, I think people are... More »

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recession • dating • online dating • singles • women's issues

(Newser) - As couples grow more committed to each other, their waistlines often grow as well, Time reports. During their first few years of matrimony, couples are twice as likely to become obese as their dating peers, according to a new study being published next month. If they merely move in... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • marriage • dating • relationship • women's issues

 Lovesick New Yorker 
 Sues Match.com 

Most listed on site actually don't subscribe, says NY man

Jun 11, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Brooklyn man is suing Match.com over “humiliation and disappointment” suffered by users who seek dates with non-subscribers, the New York Post reports. Most people listed on the site, he says, “are canceled subscribers or never subscribed at all.” And those who e-mail them “feel... More »

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Internet • love • lawsuit • dating • Match.com • Sean McGinn

 Hooking Up Graduates 
 From College 

Casual sex replaces dating

Jun 8, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sex without commitment, also known as hooking up, has been common for years on college campuses. And now, as those college kids graduate and get jobs, hooking up is replacing dating in the real world, too, NPR reports. "Going out on a date is a sort of ironic, obsolete... More »

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marriage • sex • dating • hooking up

'Love Rat Pack' Dates H'wood's Leading Ladies

Cameron, Natalie, Kirsten, Scarlett: These guys get around

Jun 8, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - You expect Hollywood's leading men to have a gaggle of women trailing them. But now the tables have turned, and it's Oscar-nominated ladies who attract a coterie of serial daters they're practically sharing. Meet the men behind the drama, red-carpet escapades, and broken engagements:
  • Adam Levine of Maroon 5.
... More »

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Hollywood • Alex Rodriguez • Jennifer Aniston • Scarlett Johansson • dating • Kate Hudson • John Mayer • Kirsten Dunst • Madonna • Natalie Portman • Cameron Diaz • Jessica Simpson • Adam Levine

(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... More »

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technology • love • light • dating • romance • relationship

COMMENTARY

 'Cougar' Trend a Myth 

Turns out most men still want younger women

Mar 25, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The idea that a legion of young Ashtons are out there prowling for older women is—sorry, ladies—a myth, writes Meredith Goldstein in the Boston Globe. The dating industry is awash with tales of “cougar” events canceled due to low interest among younger men, and industry experts confirm... More »

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age • dating • relationship • Ashton Kutcher • Demi Moore • cougar • Howard Stern Grid

(Newser) - Oops! She didn't do it again, Us reports: Britney Spears isn't dating her agent after all. Brit and agent Jason Trawick "are absolutely, 100 percent not dating," a source tells the mag. "He has been her agent for four years, and they are very close friends.... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity • gossip • dating • boyfriend

(Newser) - Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt are dating, despite previous denials, Us reports. “She’s my Bella,” Kennedy said in an odd Twilight reference. “I don’t want to bite her neck, but I want her to live.” The two were rumored together since Hewitt called... More »

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television • celebrity • dating • Jennifer Love Hewitt • actor • Twilight • Jamie Kennedy • Ghost Whisperer

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Brit's Got a New Boyfriend 

Plus, Twilight hunk loves Tina Fey, more

Mar 12, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sorry, boys: Britney’s taken. The comeback queen is dating her talent agent, E! reports, a do-gooder credited with helping Brit, 27, get back on the straight and narrow. Jason Trawick, 37, “is one of the few people who Jamie Spears trusts,” says a source. Tween girls will... More »

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Britney Spears • nudity • sex • Tina Fey • celebrity • Diddy • dating • Kiefer Sutherland • Gwyneth Paltrow • Twitter • Paul Rudd • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • nude

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