One of our readers pointed us to an ad Google placed on LifeTwo -- for an infidelity-promoting "married dating" site! »more»

To be fair, all those Internet dating sites do what they do well. But then again, so do nuclear warheads, and I don’t think I’d have much luck around them either.

I realize what heresy it is to say something like that in this particular time at this particular place. Dating websites are everywhere. Match.com. eHarmony. True. Chemistry. Lavalife. JDate. Matchmaker. Seriously, there are more sites devoted to dating than the number of women I’ve dated in my entire life. And each one of them promises that you’ll find your soulmate, if you’ll just sign up for a nominal monthly fee. Who says you can’t put a price on love?

Far be it from me to be cynical (okay, maybe it’s not that far) about these places. I know two people who met and married their spouse via an online matchmaker. Still, I while it may work for some people, Internet dating is also a torture Satan thought up after a few shots of Jack Daniels. »more»

Back when I was young, we were taught to be very coy with members of the opposite sex - you never, ever told a boy/man you "liked them." New research reveals that telling someone "I really like you," could make him or her find you more attractive. According to Aberdeen University psychologist Dr. Ben Jones, making eye contact and smiling has a similar effect. »more»

This reader recommendation was just posted here: »more»

Music can be very powerful and can evoke memories and emotions. What song(s) best capture how you are feeling and why? (Perhaps at some point we'll put together a iTunes playlist for us all to listen to).

Today would have been my twenty-second wedding anniversary. I think it is important to reminisce about long-term relationships gone awry as one would at a memorial of a difficult person. Not dwell on the downs, but the ups. Paint a picture of what was added to your life as a result, not what was stripped. »more»

Despite protestations otherwise, a German scientific research team peeled away what people say what they want in a mate and instead followed how they really acted. The results, while not necessarily politically correct, showed that: »more»

Sex in middle age was once treated like an embarrassing disease -- the less said about it, the better. No longer. »more»

If you are a male looking for long-term love, one UK researcher thinks that you might want to tone down your masculinity less you scare off potential long-term partners. According to the study which is published in the current edition of Personality and Individual Differences: »more»

Susan Brink of the Los Angeles Times decided to look past the initial period of infatuation to see what characteristics were consistent with a long-term relationship. It turns out a key to success is a state called "companionate" love. »more»