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No Chemistry With My Date

No Chemistry With My Date

April 11, 2012 No Comments

Dear Madame X, I have been on a few dates with a guy I met online. He is really nice, but I am not attracted to him. Should I call it off now, or wait to see if things improve? Missing the Sparks Dear Missing, I definitely think that people should give others the benefit ...

Disabled, Not Undateable

Disabled, Not Undateable

April 3, 2012 1 Comment

Online dating is for everyone — heterosexuals, homosexuals, and apparently even married folk, so it’s no surprise that there are dating companies, like Stars in the Sky, that arrange dates for the disabled. What’s more surprising is that the trials and tribulations of disabled daters are now coming straight to British living rooms. Undateables is the new series ...

Maybe It’s True That All Women Are Bisexual

Maybe It’s True That All Women Are Bisexual

October 21, 2011 No Comments

A new study finds that more than half of women experience feelings of attraction towards other women at some point in their lives. Researchers at Boise State University (BSU) polled a group of 484 heterosexual women and found that a whopping 60 percent of those polled were sexually attracted to other women. On top of this, 45 ...

Why Deep Voices Are So Damn Sexy

Why Deep Voices Are So Damn Sexy

September 14, 2011 No Comments

Appearance may seem like the number one factor when choosing a mate, but we can’t underestimate the importance of voice. Sound has a huge impact on attraction. Say you had to choose between Gilbert Gottfried and Heath Ledger. One has an extremely high-pitched voice and the other has a low-pitched voice. Who would you choose? ...

How To Marry A Chinese Billionaire

How To Marry A Chinese Billionaire

July 20, 2011 No Comments

For all the women out there who enjoy Millionaire Matchmaker, you can rejoice that you may no longer need Patti Stanger telling you to straighten your hair or fix your makeup. And don’t worry, you can still have the millionaire — maybe even a billionaire.

No More Dating Tips, Please

No More Dating Tips, Please

July 15, 2011 No Comments

Even if you’ve worked with “thousands of men all around the world,” this doesn’t exactly make you a relationship expert. Giving dating tips is one thing, but presuming to know what women want is another. On that note, I don’t want to assume that some men don’t want to hear dating advice. Admittedly, some do. ...

Ovulating Women Only Attractive To Single Men

Ovulating Women Only Attractive To Single Men

February 22, 2011 1 Comment

Women are naturally more attractive when they are ovulating (all those fertile hormones just call out for a mate), but men in relationships will find these women less attractive. It looks like men have an innate ability to turn off their attraction to women who might pose a threat to their relationship. Researchers asked male lab ...

Beauty And The Been There Done That

Beauty And The Been There Done That

February 7, 2011 No Comments

The message behind Beauty and the Beast is that inside every ugly person is a pretty one waiting to get out. Beastly is a modern, edgy remake about a pretty boy who becomes… well, not ugly so much as alternative. He must learn that he can be loved despite his new look and in the ...

Men Prefer Long-Limbed Ladies

Men Prefer Long-Limbed Ladies

October 2, 2010 No Comments

Women with long arms rated as most attractive in a study of Chinese and Australian men, surpassing weight, age and hip size as an indicator of desirability. The research was done at the University of New South Wales and was published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. The men were asked to rate pictures of ...

This Job Is Pretty Competitive

This Job Is Pretty Competitive

February 28, 2010 No Comments

Forget talent or brains, it is looks that get people ahead in this world — at least in my newrsoom. I sit across from a pretty girl in the office who also happens to be a crack reporter and an ace writer. However, her assignments are solely based on what she wears to work that ...

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Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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