While the source of this quote may surprise you, I think what it says is very true: “Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things.” – Keanu Reeves
I’ve had lots of conversations with people about that elusive “spark.” Do you think it has to be there on the very first date or in that first kiss? Or can that spark develop over time? Continue reading
Have you decided to give the wonderful world of online dating a try? Or have you been trying for a while without any success? After scouring the Internet to find the biggest online dating turn-offs, here are 10 common ones that came up on several lists:
The psychiatric community itself can’t seem to answer that question. Sex addiction is not yet an official disease in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Yet rehab centers now find themselves filled with self-proclaimed sex addicts, especially in the wake of Tiger Woods very public declaration of his own addiction. Continue reading
I’ve been busy working on a new romance novella this week so I haven’t had a chance to research a new blog topic. Instead, I’ve decided to share two excerpts from my upcoming travel memoir. The title still needs to be determined, so if you’d like to help me with that please see my previous blog post “Title for my Book.”
First, here’s the beginning of the book:
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
-Winston Churchill
I realize running off to Africa isn’t the usual response to a broken heart, but it made perfect sense to me at the time. You see, I’d had an epiphany: quitting a man is like quitting smoking. You may know you should quit, you may even know it’s what’s best for you, but until you actually want to stop you never will. I personally found quitting smoking far easier than quitting James. Continue reading
Two different genes in your DNA may play a role in whether or not you stay faithful: a section of the vasopressin receptor known as RS3 334 and the DRD4 gene. Does that mean, theoretically, you could get your partner genetically tested to find out if (s)he will stay faithful? Continue reading
I started out this week writing about online dating turn-offs (and for those of you who requested this topic I will cover it soon). But while doing research on the biggest online turn-offs, I came across this story and felt compelled to write about it.
BeautifulPeople.com is an online dating site strictly for beautiful people, as determined by the site’s creators. But this past June the site was attacked by a computer virus that let in 30,000 new members who (gasp!) weren’t beautiful enough. So, at a cost of $100,000, the site’s operators dumped those new members. But they did “set up counselors to help the newly rejected people to cope with their unattractiveness.” Continue reading
A new movie is coming out at the end of this month called What’s Your Number, in which Anna Faris wonders how many sexual partners is too many. The plot of the movie kicks off when her friend tells her, “98% of women who have been with 20 or more lovers can’t find a husband.” Whether or not that’s actually true, I couldn’t determine with Internet research.
But does your sexual number matter? Are you judged by it? Yes, it increases your risk for both STDs and pregnancy, but does it affect relationships? Continue reading
How has sex changed throughout history? Obviously the mechanics of sex have remained the same, but what about our attitudes towards it? Ancient Greeks embraced love between two men as the most pure form of love (although this wasn’t necessarily sexual love). Ancient Romans celebrated orgiastic Bacchanalian festivals until the hedonism and lawlessness of the rites caused them to be outlawed in 186BC.
But just how similar were our ancient ancestors to us today? Well, for starters:
1. Did you know our ancient ancestors invented the dildo long before they invented the wheel? Continue reading
