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Here Comes The Sun (Signs) – Romance, Astrology And You – Earth Signs

14Dec

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LOVE

Here Comes The Sun (Signs) – Romance, Astrology And You – Earth Signs

TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21) Taurus is ruled by Venus and its symbol is the bull. Taurus is an Earth sign which is connected with fruitfulness and stability. You love luxury and sensual comforts such as silky satin sheets, robes fit for a king or queen and beautiful surroundings. You seek comfort, security and beauty. A perfect romance to you is one that is harmonious and beautiful, even if a bit materialistic. Because of your fondness for pretty things, you will proudly display your possessions and purchasing power. You are easygoing, calm, and comfortable to be around. You enjoy sharing "quiet times" with your love interest and also get excited about everyday activities such as shopping and cooking and dining. You tend to be stubborn and will do whatever you can to get what you want. Whe...

I Want The Playgirl, But They Like The “Bad Boy” Type

13Dec

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DATING

I Want The Playgirl, But They Like The “Bad Boy” Type

Dear Dr. Romance: This is something that's puzzling me for along time. I often do want the "playgirl", but they like the more of the "bad boy" type. I know for sure I want sex without strings attached, many men get this, but I simply attract women who want a boyfriend, and I don't want this! It seems as if society is saying, cause I'm a nice guy, I must be trapped into a commitment to get what I want which is sex. The women that are attracted to me are not at my standard level. I know this for a fact. They are not equal to me. They are trying to get a "catch" and something out of their league. I simply can't accept this. However I'm miserable and tormented. But I can't settle for what I don't want either. Dear Reader: Men have fantasized about two categories of women for centuries: the "g...

Planning A Second Wedding? What To Consider (And What To Ignore)

13Dec

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RELATIONSHIPS

Planning A Second Wedding? What To Consider (And What To Ignore)

Modern-day etiquette suggests that a second wedding is just as much of a special event as the first While 90 percent of people in America marry, 40 to 50 percent of couples divorce, according to the American Psychological Association. Yet, many divorcees remarry. Do the same rules apply for the second wedding as for the first? The opinion expressed at marthastewartweddings.com is: “Modern-day etiquette suggests that a second wedding is just as much of a special event as the first.” The site’s second marriage etiquette tips include: ‒ Pick and choose any or all traditions of a first wedding, (i.e. host a wedding shower, wear white, find something blue and something borrowed, etc.). ‒ Involve children if the marriage will result in a blended family. ‒ Make sure children, family and – depend...

6Apr

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DATING

Are Dating Apps Passe?

Online dating fatigue – why some people are turning to face-to-face apps first. For the last two-plus years, people hoping to meet their soulmate in person have had a rough time. Lockdowns and uncertainty about social gatherings have led many people to turn to dating apps. People who feel they have lost months or years of their dating life may be eager to avoid the perils of dating apps – ghosting, backburner relationships, or just wasting time chatting with the wrong people. People are eager to meet in person, and the menu of dating apps is expanding to accommodate this. In addition to the likes of Tinder, Hinge and Bumble, there are apps that focus on bringing people together in person. One of these is an increasingly popular app called Thursday. It is live just once a week (on Thursday...

13Dec

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SEX-CAPADES

The Romantic Rejection

How to cope with romantic rejection – a psychologist’s advice Has a romantic partner, or someone you had a crush on, ever hurt your feelings? You’re far from alone. Very few people can boast a 100% success rate when it comes to attracting love interests. And even for those who have more “hits” than “misses”, no partner is capable of always being attentive to our needs, leading to conflicts, disappointments and breakups. Given the ubiquity of romantic rejection, why is it often so challenging to respond in adaptive rather than destructive ways? Humans are social creatures. Millennia of relying on our family and broader social communities for survival means that we have evolved complex psychological monitoring systems to track whether we are safely connected with others – or at risk of bein...

AI Dating — The Tech Takeover Of Romance

13Dec

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DATING

AI Dating — The Tech Takeover Of Romance

AI dating is about data, not love: How to resist the tech takeover of romance. As in-person dating activities make a comeback and the allure of dating apps fade, platforms like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge are becoming passé for millennials and Gen Z. But while the era of dating apps is on the decline, people aren’t ditching the search for love altogether. There’s enough heart-shaped chocolates, red lingerie and silicone toys to keep us going for decades. The real question is: who or what is filling the void left by the dating app industry? The answer is artificial intelligence. Tech companies have woven AI into everything from facial recognition software to voice-activated assistants and sexbots. Now, it’s being inserted into online dating. As an anthropologist who writes about sexuality, da...

6Apr

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BREAK UP

The Benefits Of Being Alone

Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’. Over the past few years, experts have been sounding the alarm over how much time Americans spend alone. Statistics show that we’re choosing to be solitary for more of our waking hours than ever before, tucked away at home rather than mingling in public. Increasing numbers of us are dining alone and traveling solo, and rates of living alone have nearly doubled in the past 50 years. These trends coincided with the surgeon general’s 2023 declaration of a loneliness epidemic, leading to recent claims that the U.S. is living in an “anti-social century.” Loneliness and isolation are indeed social problems that warrant serious attention, especially since chronic states of loneliness are linked with poor ...

14Dec

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FAMILY

A Nation Of Homebodies?

America is becoming a nation of homebodies. In his February 2025 cover story for The Atlantic, journalist Derek Thompson dubbed our current era “the anti-social century.” He isn’t wrong. According to our recent research, the U.S. is becoming a nation of homebodies. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, we studied how people in the U.S. spent their time before, during and after the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic did spur more Americans to stay home. But this trend didn’t start or end with the pandemic. We found that Americans were already spending more and more time at home and less and less time engaged in activities away from home stretching all the way back to at least 2003. And if you thought the end of lockdowns and the spread of vaccines led to a revival of partying an...

10Dec

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RELATIONSHIPS

The Dark Side Of Dating Apps

Dating app cover-up: How Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner keep rape under wraps The Dating Apps Reporting Project is an 18-month investigation. It was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network and The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, and copublished with The Guardian and The 19th. When a young woman in Denver met up with a smiling cardiologist she matched with on the dating app Hinge, she had no way of knowing that the company behind the app had already received reports from two other women who accused him of rape. She met the 34-year-old doctor with green eyes and thinning hair at Highland Tap & Burger, a sports bar in a trendy neighborhood. It went well enough that she accepted an invitation to go back to his apartment. As she emerged ...

5 Ways Old School Dating Rules Lead To Online Dating Success

13Dec

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DATING

5 Ways Old School Dating Rules Lead To Online Dating Success

Remember the old days when you and a posse of your best girl friends would put on your heels and go to a bar or disco to meet men? You would position yourself center of the room, scan the prospects and choose your targets. In today's dating world our brains have become so tech focused that we wonder if we have lost the art of dating and meeting men. We knew some things back in the disco days and these important old school dating rules can guide us to online dating success. Today's apps are the bars and discos of our past Our perfect perch on the bar stool was the online profile picture of today. Scanning the room then is just like looking through profiles now. Today's swipe left or right or is no different from turning our bar stool or our shoulder to invite or cut off conversation or l...