Why online dating is great for meeting lots of people, but not necessarily the one you want
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The Healthland Podcast: Nightmares, “Broken Heart Syndrome,” and Teen Sex
This week we discuss new research showing that you can change your nightmares into good dreams — and sleep a lot better. Also, we talk about why breakups can literally break the heart, especially for women. And we dive into the …
Family MattersFamily & Parenting
Online Cheaters Still Prefer Real-World Infidelity
Anthony Weiner, take note: according to a new study about cyberinfidelity, sexting with people you meet online is a really poor substitute for sex. New research shows that the majority of people who first cheat online end up …
Family MattersFamily & Parenting
Love Isn’t Color-Blind: White Online Daters Spurn Blacks
Interracial romance is nowhere near the eyebrow-raising phenomenon it used to be. In the past four decades, the pendulum of approval has swung from three-to-one opposed to three-to-one in favor. But though love may be blind, …
Facebook and Love: Why Women Are Attracted to Guys Who Play Hard to Get
On Valentine’s Day, it’s tempting to check your wall every 10 min. to see if that cute guy from the bar last week has poked you. But a recent Psychological Science study by researchers at the University of Virginia and …
CommittedFamily & Parenting
Survey Says, He’s Just Not That Into Being Single
Match.com, which is so intent on dominating the online dating world that it recently bought upstart rival OkCupid for about $50 million in cash, is also investing pretty heavily in understanding the minds of the unmarried. It …
CommittedFamily & Parenting
Will Facebook Steal Online Dating Sites’ Girl?
Online dating is a big, fat tassled deal. We know this not just because Barry Diller has bought into it (his IAC owns Match.com), but because all the most killer apps on the Internet have been about finding things, whether it’s …
