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For those of you who still believe in pastel hearts and Taylor Swift songs, the statisticians at OKcupid have come up with a winning first-date strategy. It's a list of questions that are...
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View ArticleIran Has Banned Valentine's Day
The Iranian regime has outlawed Valentine's Day: "Symbols of hearts, half-hearts, red roses, and any activities promoting this day are banned," announced state media last month. "Authorities will take...
View ArticleHow To Have Sex With Someone At Your Bank Or Hedge Fund Without Ending Your...
Dating your co-worker isn't exactly encouraged, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. And on Wall Street, dating co-workers is probably even harder because you're there all the time and keep...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Smile In Your Match.com Profile, And Other Online Dating...
According to market research, 1 out of 6 marriages that are happening in the US right now originated online, and these days nearly 30% of couples meet on the internet. But, as great as those stats...
View ArticleSee How OK Cupid's Amazingly Sarcastic Customer Service Policy Devolved Into...
In August 2008, OK Cupid user Cave Creek Arizona wrote to the company complaining about the presence of Spanish on the site. His typo-ridden email started with an offensive tone -- "I live in Arizona...
View ArticleWikipedia Is Adding A Love Button
Wikipedia is adding a "WikiLove" button to its pages, it has announced. The way it works is that Wikipedia users can send each other whimsical or nice badges of appreciations and messages. The reason...
View ArticleThis Dude Fell Off A Building* While Proposing To His Girlfriend
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View ArticleCheck Out Eric Schmidt's $20 Million Estate Which Might Be Hosting Kim...
Worlds are colliding! A rich geek from Silicon Valley is playing host to the rich cool-kids of reality TV. Kim Kardashian is set to be married to New Jersey Net Kris Humphries at the estate of either...
View ArticleAsk JAMES ALTUCHER: Love, Sex, Business, Dating, and Greed
I used to religiously read “Dear Abby’s column” as a kid. Then I would buy the collected columns (since she had decades worth of material) when they came out in book form. S he had been doing it since...
View ArticlePeople Over The Age Of 55 Are Actually Finding True Love On The Internet
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View ArticleThe 13 Most Ridiculous Wedding Proposals On The Internet
Imagine spending a quiet day at home, and your boyfriend on a motor cycle pulls up and a police man has a gun to his head after the duo engaged in a high-speed police chase down your street. You're...
View ArticleMeet Wall Street's Hottest Power Couples (GS, MS, JPM)
Sure, Wall Streeters spend more time in their offices than anywhere else. But they must have a little block of time to find love. And, more often than not, they inter-date on the Street. In honor of...
View Article11 Awesome Facts About The American Romance Industry
Ever wonder how much the flower and chocolate industries make off of your attempts to impress that smoldering co-worker across the hall? Now the U.S. Census Bureau has the answers. They've put...
View ArticleFour Statistically-Proven Ways To Identify Weirdos On A First Date
For those of you who still believe in pastel hearts and Taylor Swift songs, the statisticians at OKcupid have come up with a winning first-date strategy. It's a list of questions that are...
View ArticleHow The Internet Brought Me My True Love
Eight years ago, when I was 22, I woke up next to a man I realized I didn’t love and wondered what I was doing with my life. “I have to go,” I thought. But it was Christmas Eve, and I was expecting...
View ArticleGorgeous Pictures From A 'Hunger Games' Wedding Photo Shoot
Hopefully the odds are ever in their favor. Avid Hunger Games fan, and photographer Carmen Santorelli decided to recreate the magic of the insanely popular book trilogy and movie by commissioning a...
View Article17 Celebrities Who Married Ordinary People
Let's face it, when celebrities date each other, it often doesn't work out. We all saw the debacles of Ashton Kutcher vs. Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin vs. Kim Basinger and Kim Kardashian vs. Kris...
View ArticleForget Spreadsheet Guy, Here's How One Woman Meticulously Ranked Bankers As...
There were a lot of mixed feelings in the office when we heard the story about the banker who organized his online dating prospects on a spreadsheet. But then we remembered that back in the day, there...
View ArticleSee What 10 Old Couples Looked Like When They Were Young
Here are Frank and Anita Milford in 2008, on their 80th anniversary. And when they married back in 1928: Here are Gordon and Norma Yeager. They were married for 72 years: Here they are when they...
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