I like reading studies that come out about relationships. Some are kind of BS, especially when it's a poll of say 100 people. I mean, is that really reflective of the population as a whole? But some come out that are just plain ridiculous. Case in point: I was reading an article in TheAwl . . .
Your name makes a difference in your sex life?
Instead of writing a post about giving thanks (since it's that time of year and all), I decided to go with a post about sex instead. Hope you'll indulge me. I came across an interesting study today, done by online dating service SmartDate. (I will note this was a French study...) Apparently, . . .
Do you apologize too much?
I read a study recently that found women were more likely to apologize than men. Go figure, I thought. But apparently, it's not about owning up to bad behavior; both men and women will apologize if they feel they've done something wrong. It's that men have a "higher threshold" for bad . . .
Most women go on 24 dates before finding “the right one”? That would be nice.
I was doing my daily Google search when I discovered a new dating study (surprise!) by UKDating.com...apparently, the average woman dates 24 men before she finds the "right" one. The first thing I thought when I read this statistic was...huh? Only 24? I've dated 24 people in a night if you . . .
Are we becoming intolerant daters?
I don't like to bring up politics on my blog, but bear with me a second--I just want to make a point. There are a lot of people out there with very strong opinions. People who aren't interested in considering another viewpoint. The tea party has formed here in the U.S. The Coffee Party movement . . .
Online dating, I still like you
Despite its popularity, online dating continues to get a bad rap. Why is it that more people are joining dating websites, but many still find they don't get the desired results? Well lucky for us, a new study came out that tells us even more about how bad it is on the InterWebs. OnlineSchools . . .