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2008-07-05 - Couples Can Keep The Spark In Marriage

TRIBUNE REVIEW -- July 1 -- In the bustle of daily life, where there are often two jobs to work, kids to feed, a mortgage to pay and noses to wipe, what couple has time for romance? The stresses of life, indeed, can sap the spark and closeness out of a relationship. Romantic relationships have three stages: the initial attraction (lust), the romance (falling in love), and the attachment (where both partners become comfortable with each other). The comfort is a good thing, but problems arise when couples reach this phase and forget about the first two, says. Sam Yagan, CEO OkCupid.com. If daily life has sapped the spark from your marriage or relationship, consider these tips from relationship experts for getting it back: - Don't pressure yourself about coming up with creative and brilliant ideas; sometimes, the simplest things, like daily kisses, mean the most. - Focus on little acts of service that please your partner. - When you're watching TV on the couch, sit together and cuddle. - Go on a vacation together sans kids. - Give up a pet-peeve, some annoying habit, for the sake of your partner. - Have regular relationship meetings and check-ups, where you...

2008-07-03 - Niche Sites Making A Match Easier

SUN TIMES -- July 3 -- Forget eHarmony, Match.com or Yahoo Personals. Singles increasingly are turning to niche online dating sites promising to match couples with similar interests, backgrounds or religions. Mark Brooks, whose blog Online Personals Watch chronicles the Internet dating industry, estimates that niche sites now occupy approximately 43% of total market share. Brooks writes that while mainstream sites are stagnating, niche sites continue to grow. People looking to meet Trekkies or truckers can turn to the Passions Network, Sugardaddie bills itself as the place where the "classy, attractive and affluent meet", Ave Maria Singles offers a service for hard-line Catholics interested in sacramental marriage and Positivesingles.com is for people staying positive though they've tested positive -- for sexually transmitted diseases. FULL ARTICLE @ SUN TIMES See all posts on eHarmony See all posts on Match.com See all posts on Yahoo! Personals See all posts on PassionsNetwork See all posts on Suggardaddie See all posts on Positivesingles

2008-07-02 - Dating Site For Intelligent People Launched In The UK

PR NEWSWIRE -- July 2 -- A dating website exclusively for intelligent people has now launched in the UK. IntelligentPeople.com requires that its members pass an IQ test in order to join. IntelligentPeople.com is not strictly a dating website, but may also be used to find a new job or a business partner, make new friends, or simply meet other people at similar IQ levels. FULL ARTICLE @ PR NEWSWIRE See all posts on IntelligentPeople.com

2008-06-30 - Parship's Romantic Rich List

PRESS RELEASE -- July 1 -- Half of Britain's men would choose Kylie Minogue for a Romantic Rich List date, according to a new poll of British singles by Parship. Virgin-al Richard Branson flies away with a third of the female vote. Topping Women's Romantic Rich List 1. Richard Branson - 35% 2. Paul McCartney - 25% 3. Roman Abramovich - 19% 4. Alan Sugar - 13% 5. Andrew Lloyd Webber - 5% 6. Mohamed al-Fayed - 2% Topping Men's Romantic Rich List 1. Kylie Minogue - 49% 2. J.K. Rowling - 23% 3. Madonna - 12% 4. Kate Moss - 10% 5. Jackie Collins - 3% 6. The Queen - 3% Surveys asking people what they find attractive in others have shown that personality factors and looks are cited as being far more important than wealth by the vast majority of people. See all posts on Parship

2008-06-30 - More Singles Finding Love After Age 45

USA TODAY -- June 27 -- A USA Today analysis of Census records of Americans ages 45-55 shows that the percentage of those who said they had never been married in 2006 had doubled since 1990, and the percentage of those who were currently married had dropped by 9%. According to the most recent data from the federal Survey of Income and Program Participation, which includes marriage, 13% of those who wed in 2003 were 45 and older. Internet dating has largely made it possible for many of these later-life first marriages. Yahoo Personals reports a 33% increase from January 2006 to November 2007 among users ages 45 and over who say they have never been married. Match.com reports an increase of almost 10%. FULL ARTICLE @ APP Mark Brooks: Things are looking up for the internet dating industry, and singles are getting more choosy. Jupiter Research predicts the internet dating industry to grow to $1.9B revenues in 2012, up from $900 million in 2007. See all posts on Match

2008-06-28 - Sparkbliss, CEO Joel Blatt Interview

OPW INTERVIEW -- June 28 -- Sparkbliss is a tiny upstart startup dating site. Here's our interview with the Joel Blatt, the CEO and Founder. - Mark Brooks What is your founding story? I started Sparkbliss because I had a personal need to meet eligible people myself and I also saw a growing market opportunity in terms of what I deemed the conventional online dating approach as being flawed, not providing the results that we expect in typical business models. What makes Sparkbliss different? It's a private online dating site. We understand the the importance of protecting and controlling your personal information and not broadcasting it over the internet and not exposing it where it could compromise you. With Sparkbliss you truly control that information. So unlike every other social networking and online dating site, which enables you to search a database of photos and profiles, Sparkbliss doesn't allow that. The only way you can view Sparkbliss members is if you are invited by an existing member to view their bios. You can also forward the bios to your friends who you think would be interested in that person. So it sounds like you are encouraging people to become matchmakers....

2008-06-27 - FriendFinder IPO Delayed As Developers Mutiny

VALLEYWAG -- June 27 -- The effort to migrate into an online publishing and social networking powerhouse is being hampered by developers dissatisfied with working conditions and an inability to hire new staff. An internal email obtained by Valleywag features Anthony Previte scolding the mutineers for disappearing from work early and being insubordinate. This news might put off the investors necessary to bankroll the company taking itself public — assuming the rumor that the big money has already demurred, delaying the planned $250m IPO, isn't true. FULL ARTICLE @ VALLEYWAG See all posts on FriendFinder

2008-06-27 - HIV+ Dating Sites Offer An Alternative

EDGE BOSTON -- June 27 -- "Poz-only" dating site owners are hoping they help people infected with HIV meet others without the fear and exclusion they might encounter on other gay dating sites. The sites also give the men a forum to talk about it. The sites include BeOneCity, launched recently in Los Angeles, PositiveSingles, PozitiveLiving, PozMatch.com, PositivePersonals - all personals web sites for HIV+ people. Many organizations and HIV experts have not embraced serosorting. Although serosorting is entirely based on the foundation of trust, it is still a good way to reduce the spread of HIV to negative men, argues Robert Brandon Sandor, founder of Poz4Poz, a series of parties for pozzers. FULL ARTICLE@ EDGE BOSTON

2008-06-27 - Growth In Live Video Chat Dating

BUSINESS WIRE -- June 27 -- Increased activity in live video chat dating is supported by the PEW Internet Study from January 2008 showing a 45% increase in online video audience interaction during the prior 12 month period. The membership growth in totally free online dating communities has accelerated to approximately 16% as projected by Jupiter Research's February 2008 report. VdateOnline's live webcam video chat interactions have increased by 28% during the second quarter of this year. VdateOnline offers its members free video or photo profiles, instant live webcam dating, video profile sharing, and virtual video dating. FULL ARTICLE @ BUSINESS WIRE Mark Brooks: Webdate has been offering video dating since 2004 and was one of the pioneers in the dating category. Mobestar has extended video dating onto the cell phone. (Disclosure: Webdate is a client of Courtland Brooks) See all posts on VDateOnline

2008-03-09 - Detox Your Life - Toxic Romance

Continued From Detox Your Life - Toxic Friendship Warning Sign: When he’s mad at you there’s always a good reason (”I can’t believe you did that to me”). But when the tables are turned, he dismisses your concerns (”Don’t be so sensitive”). Mend It: Clarify your goals and set limits. “People usually say they want the bad [...]

2007-01-28 - Women Sexual Books

I’m thinking of some sexual books that I’ve read. Some books that help you lead a happier and healthier sex life not to carry any product that is exploitive, obscene, or disgusting. You can rest assured that we have reviewed everything here and found it to be appropriate for our average female customer. Sue Johanson’s Sex, [...]

2006-11-22 - Practicing Your Views at Home!

Why is it that we do not put as much effort in living out our views at home as we do at the job, in the market place, or simply in the public eye? I think living the way we should at home is perhaps harder on us because at home we have a tendency to [...]

2006-11-03 - Is Marriage a Contract or a Covenant?

Is marriage a contract or a covenant? So many times we hear marriage referred to as a contract. Sometimes it’s even called “just a piece of paper”. One dictionary definition of a contract is, “A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law.” A contract, by definition, is a give/get relationship between two [...]

2006-10-14 - One Perfect Day

Ok, so you found Mr Right, congratulations! Lets face it you have had ideas for the perfect dress, ceremony, and/or parts of the reception planned since you were three, … or twelve to fifteen if you were a late developer. Seriously, most women have thought and dreamed about at least some aspects of their wedding [...]

2006-10-14 - All About Speed Dating

The new popular dating method called “Speed Dating” actually started years ago in Jewish communities in the Middle East. In recent years speed dating has spread and become very popular throughout Europe and North America. Speed daters rotate from station to station every few minutes and meet a new potential mate at each station. Each dater [...]

2006-10-06 - How To Plan A Memorable Wedding

Weddings are a time of pure joy and fun and will be remembered for a lifetime. Planning a wedding for yourself or those you love can be a strenuous task involving a great deal of responsibility to ensure that everything goes off perfectly on that day. Help For Planning A Wedding There are numerous websites overloaded with [...]

2006-10-04 - Why You Need A Divorce Attorney?

You may already know that divorce is a legal termination of marriage according to the law. So having a divorce attorney to help you with the matters only seems natural. Making the decision to divorce is a difficult process that involves a lot of emotions and sometimes can lead to worst things happening. The relationship between you [...]

2006-09-27 - How to Stir Things Up in A Marriage

Have you been married for a while now and things seem to be spiraling into a whirlwind of different schedules for all family members? Do you find little time for romance, routines daily that seem to be robotic like, schedules to keep, commitments to others that take time from the family dynamics? Do you feel [...]

2006-09-15 - Love - The Ultimate Universal Force

When the Beatles sang that “All You Need Is Love”, did they know how right they were? They stated a fact, the meaning of which, possible totally escaped them. They were more correct than they could ever imagine. This isn’t some flippant remark either. There are facts and research substantiating this statement. With numerous studies made about [...]

2006-09-12 - Is Your Relationship Moving From Casual to Serious?

Have you been dating since long? If the answer is yes, you may be moving from a casual relationship to a more serious one. You have been dating someone since long after a great find on an online adult dating, site. It may not have been a love at first sight kind of thing but [...]

2006-09-09 - Relationships Lacking Support are Doomed to Failure

One of the key components of a relationship is the support that two people provide for each other, yet it is typically one of the most overlooked aspects of choosing the perfect mate. A relationship that is built upon mutual support will overcome just about any obstacles that two individuals encounter along the way. Support can [...]

2006-09-06 - Three Points To Consider For Having A Happy Marriage

Every day we see couples around us who are married and often we are left wondering… why? What holds those two together? Why do they seem unhappy but stay together? Are they really as outgoing and pleasant as they seem in public? Don’t they ever have a disagreement or a shouting match? Are they for [...]

2006-09-06 - Weekend Getaways For A Happy Marriage

Life seems to get busier and busier as time goes by and before we know it another month, season or even year has gone by and you realize that you haven’t had a vacation or spent any quality time with your partner in a long, long time. While we can’t control many things in life such [...]

2006-09-06 - Love And Marriage - The Spice Of Life

People date, they fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. Yes, they can be happy, but they will encounter problems. All problems can be solved and you can keep the spark alive in your love life. It takes work, but who ever said that work has to be hard and arduous. Have [...]