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relationship stories: 68 news summaries

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43% of Women Have Sex Issues, But Few Are Troubled

Experts caution that dysfunction is relative, say 12% bothered is lower than thought

Oct 31, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just under half of the female population suffers from sex problems, ABC News reports. A new study found that 43% of its 32,000-women sample reported problems with low desire, arousal or difficulty with orgasms, but only 12% of women said such problems cause them personal anguish. More »

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women • sex • sexuality • relationship • academic research • scientific research • sexual dysfunction

Warmer Feelings Flow From Cozy Hands: Scientists

Study suggests holding warm objects inspires more generous emotions

Oct 23, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The temperature of whatever you’re holding may affect your mood, HealthDay reports. Two new studies, published in Science, indicate that holding warm objects tends to make people act more generously and see strangers in a kinder light than those holding something cold. “Simply holding a warm or cold... More »

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health • science • heat • relationship • cold

STD? Slap Your Ex With Lawsuit

Courts move toward holding people liable for infecting partner — even unknowingly

Oct 16, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - California courts are deciding a civil dispute that could change first-date conversations. A woman is suing her ex-husband for allegedly giving her HIV, though he claims to not have known he was infected at the time, MSNBC writes. The case follows successful wins in Iowa and New York by plaintiffs... More »

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HPV • sex • sexual behavior • STD • relationship • civil lawsuits • HIV/AIDS

Women Tower
in Buffett's Biography

Oracle of Omaha needed 'to be loved
and never criticized'

Sep 24, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Warren Buffett’s personal life is a lot messier than his balance sheet, according to a biography. In The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life, which hits stores Monday, the Oracle of Omaha for the first time cooperates with a biographer, producing a revealing look at the... More »

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Warren Buffett • marriage • money • biography • relationship • book • Oracle of Omaha

OPINION

 How IM Sapped
 My Ability to Deal

End of an intense online relationship forces writer to examine IM dependency

Sep 7, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - After breaking up with his live-in boyfriend online, writer Will Doig realized IM had become an intimate part of their relationship, and the fallout was crushing. "At the first hint of crisis, my response had always been the same"—instant message his boyfriend "for an impromptu therapy... More »

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social networking • love • breakup • Instant Messenger • instant messaging • relationship

 Pals: LiLo
 Back to
 Eyeing Men 

'Faux-mosexual' rumors shadow starlet, girlfriend

Aug 15, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Friends of Lindsay Lohan suspect her relationship with DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson may be coming apart, OK! magazine reports. Sources close to Lohan claim she has been spotted flirting with guys while Ronson isn’t looking, and they say she will likely make a move on “the next guy... More »

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lesbians • Lindsay Lohan • love • celebrity • relationship • flirting • Samantha Ronson

OPINION

 Hookups Won't
 Ruin Her Life

Flings help today's young women
grow and learn

Aug 5, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - New books are urging girls in the "hookup generation" to stay chaste, but Tracy Clark-Flory trumpets the virtues of casual sex in Salon. While abstinence authors rate women as whores or angels, the 24-year-old argues that hookups help women vet partners physically and emotionally. Today's females take a feminist... More »

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feminism • relationship • abstinence • premarital sex • opinion

 7 Reasons to Get Hitched

Marriage has physical, emotional and financial benefits

Aug 3, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you're considering getting married—or divorced—it may be time to mull over Maclean's reasons why matrimony is healthy:
  • Married people have less chance of dying from car accidents, cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, heart attacks, and homicide.
  • Men who divorce or separate are six times more
... More »

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marriage • sex • family • income • relationship • homeowners • single women

Survey Reveals Abuse In Teen, Tween Dating

Of those sexually active by 14, 69% have seen physical, mental harm

Jul 9, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tween and teen dating is far from a bunch of innocent hand-holding: A survey finds 69% of teens who have had sex by 14 have suffered physical or emotional abuse in relationships, with only half of tweens knowing how to recognize a hurtful relationship. CBS reports more stats:
  • The
... More »

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abuse • dating • relationship • teen sex • teen health • verbal abuse • teenager • physical abuse

 Dalai Lama's Advice
 Runs to Earthier Tones 

Exile's Indian headquarters draws seekers of celestial, and not-so-celestial, guidance

Jun 9, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Driven by questions both spiritual and secular, more Westerners are heading to the Dalai Lama's headquarters-in-exile, the Wall Street Journal reports. Humble despite being proclaimed a “God-King,” Tibet's spiritual leader has sought “opportunities to be interactive” in the Indian town of Dharmsala—seeing a wide variety of... More »

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India • Dalai Lama • relationship • Buddhist monks • Buddhism • Tibetans in exile • Dharamsala • Tibetan monks

 'Do-It-Yourself'
 Can Be Fightin' Words 

35% of British homeowners admit to house-related disputes

May 4, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adrian starts painting in the middle, but Hannah wants the wall layered methodically. Adrian storms out, and Hannah works alone. The DIY dispute is no anomaly: 35% of British homeowners said in a recent study that home improvements caused domestic rifts. Underlying the debates on paint color and floorboards is... More »

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home improvement • marriage • psychology • fight • therapy • relationship • couples

Can a Broken Heart Heal?
Sure, Give It 10 Weeks 

We get over break-ups faster than we think, researchers say

May 2, 08 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Break-ups don’t break us up as much as we expect, a study finds. Researchers at Northwestern University followed 70 romantically-entwined freshmen over 9 months, regularly asking them to update a survey analyzing their current feelings and how they imagined a break-up would feel. The pain of eventual splits was... More »

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study • love • breakup • romance • relationship

 Aniston and Mayer Heat Up 

New couple are caught sunbathing in Miami

May 1, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston was caught in the midst of a hot-n-heavy weekend with serial-dater and musician John Mayer, In Touch magazine reports. Mayer flew to Miami where America's Sweetheart was filming Marley & Me. "It's very real. They've been seeing each other for a few weeks now,” a... More »

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Miami • sex • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • dating • relationship • John Mayer • Mandarin Oriental Miami

 Patch Aims to Trigger 
 Sex With Smell 

Can a lemony 'libido patch' for women stir sensuality?

Apr 29, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new patch is being marketed to make women think "sexy time"—but does it really work? Scentuelle’s “libido patch” claims to “turn you on” and “enhance feelings of sexuality through our sense of smell." Linda Dahlstrom of MSNBC tried it, and was... More »

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marriage • sex • family • relationship • sense of smell • sex drive

Beauty and Beast Spark Good Lovin'

Couples fare better
if woman is more attractive: study

Apr 12, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Trophy wives, take heart. A recent study shows that marriages fare better if the wife is more attractive than the husband. The University of Tennessee survey of 82 couples showed that men place a high premium on a woman’s beauty while women value a caring, supportive husband over chiseled... More »

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marriage • beauty • love • attraction • dating • relationship • happiness

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 We Need to Talk ...
 About Your Books  

Disagreements over books can kill the romance

Apr 2, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget toothpaste habits: Sometimes “a missed—or misguided—literary reference makes it chillingly clear that a romance is going nowhere fast," writes Rachel Donadio in the New York Times. Pasting your literary acumen all over your MySpace page has become the norm, and not a bad one. Just... More »

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literature • romance • relationship • book

 Her Least Favorite Things 

How not to annoy your significant other

Mar 29, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - OK, she’s clearly ticked—but what set her off this time? Lisa Jones lets Men’s Health in on 8 things guys shouldn't do. Read up, she says, and "you'll be able to stop repelling the women you want to meet—or aggravating the one you have."... More »

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women • men • marriage • list • relationship

 Swan-Boat Romance  
 Takes Wing (Again) 

After actual feathered male forsakes her, Petra flocks back to plastic paramour

Mar 28, 08 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - After her real-life avian lover flew the coop, a German black swan has returned to her ex—a swan-shaped paddleboat, the AP reports. Petra was joined at the wing with the craft in 2006—but that relationship seemed to have sung its swan song when both were taken to a... More »

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Germany • birds • zoo • boat • romance • relationship • animal • swan

Texas Girl Charged With Killing Family

Dad survives predawn attack sparked by foiled romance, cops say

Mar 2, 08 7:39 PM CST
(Newser) - A 16-year-old Texas girl and three friends allegedly killed her mother and two brothers and set the family home on fire because her parents objected to her boyfriend, the AP reports. The suspects face capital murder charges in yesterday's attack, which the girl's father survived. Shot five times, he crawled... More »

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Texas • family • stabbing • romance • relationship • Penny Caffey • Tyler Caffey • Mathew Caffey • Terry Caffey • Charlie James Wilkinson • Charles Allen Wade • Bobbi Gale Johnson • juvenile • Alba • teenager

Top 10 Dating Tips for Rich Guys

Lose the PDA, don't mention the ex, and please don't hit on the waitress

Feb 23, 08 8:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Wealth can present its own obstacles to romantic success. Here are TheStreet.com's dating tips for landing a woman who doesn't just love the money:
  1. Lose your PDA/Blackberry/etc. Whatever it is, it's not that important. Focus on the person right in front of you.
  2. Do pick up the
... More »

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list • dating • relationship • rich • dating tips • wealthy men • bachelors

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