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Have Your Family Try A "No Screen Day" & Put Away Electronics

Ken Hayes — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:21:14 +0000

Cathy and I were talking this morning about how people are so distracted by smartphones, tablets, etc. It seems like we spend so much of our lives staring at screens and hardly looking at each other. It's also not really considered quality family time either when all of you are staring at your smartphones, so my wife and I came up with the "No Screen Day" idea.

How Often Do You Lie to Your Significant Other?

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:42:52 +0000

Do you always tell your significant other the truth? If you said yes, chances are you’re lying. New research has revealed that couples lie to each other an average of three times a week. A total of 57 people took part in the study. It was one person per couple, all between the ages of [...]

Best Breakup Song Ever Written by Couple Who Just Broke Up

Emerald Catron — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:59:06 +0000

Jonathan Mann has written a song a day every day for almost 1,300 days. Seriously. A lot of them are very silly, but he and his girlfriend broke up yesterday, and they did a song about that. It is maybe the best breakup song ever written, because of its sincerity, maturity and plea for friends to still invite both of them to the same parties.

Does Facebook Make It Harder to Heal a Broken Heart?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:06:10 +0000

Relationship experts often say the fastest and easiest way to get over someone is to make a clean break — essentially erase the person from your consciousness. But with the advent of social media, that’s getting harder and harder to do.

And it seems we’re bringing a lot of the anguish on ourselves.

Can Eating Out Make Your Significant Other Jealous?

Mike Adams — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:54:45 +0000

It is not uncommon for two people that were once romantically involved with one another to get together as friends for the occasional lunch date as a means for catching up. However, a new study suggests that breaking bread with an ex is more likely to expose the jealous bones of your current love interest [...]

Couple Attacked By Bear In Their OWN Home

Cathy Kates — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:59:03 +0000

Here is a story of a couple that had starting taking each other for granted after years of marriage. Unfortunately, it took a devastating accident in their life to begin to appreciate each other again. A bear attack, in their OWN HOME! It just reminds us to love one another and appreciate what we have. The video tells their story.

5 Secrets Women Should Keep From Men

David Drew — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:33:58 +0000

Are secrets ever a good thing? According to some relationship experts, women keeping certain secrets from their partners may not be such a bad thing. Here are 5 such secrets it is suggested you keep to yourself, read more to find out what they are. 1. Past Hookups He knows you didn’t spend your days [...]

What Your Date's Fave Ice-Cream Flavor Reveals

David Drew — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:55:13 +0000

Even though we won't notice around here for several days, it's the first day of summer. Stop laughing, I'm serious! A popular thing to do is go out and get ice cream (seriously, stop laughing it will warm up and stop raining, I think). The type of ice cream your dates chooses may say something about your compatibility as this cheat sheet shows.

If the scoop is vanilla…

Vanillas are anything but, well, vanilla! These people are colorful risk-takers who set very high goals for themselves. This also impacts their romantic mindset: They much prefer relationships where they feel like they’re building a future together.

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Men Find Being Frugal Ultra Sexy!

David Drew — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:18:02 +0000

Time to find a summer romance? Well based on a new survey it looks like being a bit frugal as a woman is a bit of a turn on for men. So instead of looking at the tag on her shirt and saying, "I thought for sure it would say 'Made In Heaven'", I guess the new trend would be to say "What's your credit score?". Needless to say this survey found distinct differences between the sexes.

Women Find Men Most Attractive When Wearing What Color?

David Drew — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:05:39 +0000

Men, it’s time to update your wardrobe with a certain color if you want to attract the woman of your dreams. Women are more attracted to men in red. That’s the word from researchers at the University of Rochester and the University of Munich, who found that red has a universal sexual appeal for women. [...]

Boyfriends Do More Housework Than Husbands

David Drew — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:28:17 +0000

Okay ladies, I stumbled across this information, but do you find it to be true?Married men do less housework than live-in boyfriends, finds an international survey. But married women do more housework than their live-in counterparts. “Marriage as an institution seems to have a traditionalizing effect on couples—even couples who see men and women as [...]