June 7, 2012
An Oregon woman has been awarded $900,000 in damages after her date “knowingly” gave her herpes. Apparently, she requested her partner use a condom during their romp, but he removed it without her consent before they finished having intercourse. She says she didn’t know he was infected; he claims that he told her after they ...
April 3, 2012
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 ...
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disability and sex,
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television,
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voyeurism
March 21, 2012
Match.com, eHarmony and Spark Networks (which operates JDate and ChristianMingle) have signed a joint statement agreeing to screen for sex offenders in an effort to better protect their clients. But is this public pledge, which holds dating websites more accountable but is essentially “non-binding and carries no enforcement penalties,” just to save face? Their statement ...
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Match.com,
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Sparks Networks,
violence,
women's safety
November 14, 2011
Tired of going on countless bad dates? Then stop leaving your love life up to chance! This is the 21st century after all. We no longer need to actually meet someone to find out if there’s chemistry. All we have to do to find true love is look at our genes. At least, that is ...
August 3, 2011
Syphillis-awareness ad campaign, “Plenty of Syph,” pokes fun at the online dating world to help spread awareness. Sometimes the most shocking or controversial ads are the ones that get the most done. Such is the case with “Plenty of Syph,” the Alberta-based PSA that pokes fun at dating website “Plenty of Fish” to get the ...
Tags: dating sites,
online dating,
parody,
Plenty of Fish,
Plenty of Syph,
PSA,
safe sex,
Sexual Health,
STD,
STI,
stimatizing,
STIs,
syphilis
July 20, 2011
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.
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China,
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Millionaire Matchmaker,
online dating,
Patti Stanger,
sugar daddy,
women's education
June 16, 2011
As prudish as Americans seem when it comes to sex, in private they really let loose. Sexual satisfaction is on the rise in the United States according to the latest Trojan US Sex Census. On average, Americans aged 18 and over have sex 120 times a year, that’s 2.3 times per week, and 76 percent ...
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sex in a car,
sex on the beach,
sexting,
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trojan,
Twitter
June 8, 2011
No one likes to think about their partner lusting after others, but they definitely do. Just as you have one or two errant thoughts about your assistant, he has them about that red-headed waitress. Yet no one would think this is a threat to your relationship. However, add in a few texts and you have ...
Tags: affair,
Anthony Weiner,
cheating,
Is Sexting cheating,
online chatting,
online dating,
politics,
pornography,
President Jimmy Carter,
relationships,
sex,
sexting,
sexual attraction,
texting
April 13, 2011
Sick of spending money on girls and not getting any action? Do you want to pay for sex, but don’t want to experience the tawdriness of prostitution? Then What’s Your Price is for you. This charming new dating site allows The Generous (read: men) to bid on The Attractive (read: women). Once the bid is ...
March 6, 2010
A new survey by TeleCafe has revealed that over half (52%) of under 30s are looking for a serious relationship and that they are turning to technology in the search for love. Attitudes towards dating and technology were examined in the survey of 202 Australian singles and couples in December 2009. The survey sought to find ...
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speed dating,
TeleCafe,
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