Posted in All, Miscellaneous on February 3rd, 2012 2 Comments »
I’m convinced that online, as elsewhere, most “content” is empty, and also that a frequent indicator of something not worth reading is a title that announces a big topic broken into x-number of stages, phases, steps or whatever.
But ISO inspirational, educational, or entertaining material on dating to share with my readers, I clicked into the […]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Online Dating News on January 30th, 2012 No Comments »
Well, that’s not exactly true! The economy may be in the crapper, but according to this recent L.A. Times story, online dating is one of the few industries that’s thriving.
That’s good news, for sure, and at FlirtySomething, we’re not entirely surprised. We think 2009 is going to be a great year for love, and a […]
Posted in Dating Stories, Miscellaneous on January 25th, 2012 3 Comments »
How crass have homo sapiens become? I ran across this article about a recent speed dating event featuring men with big wallets and women with big attributes of the gold digger kind. Decide for yourself.
I’ve never attended a speed dating event but suppose it could be kind of like a moveable feast. You get […]
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 20th, 2012 3 Comments »
How apropos that “Mercy” is today’s Daily Tao Meditation. The verse reads: “Uphold precepts, but be merciful./Gradually absorb, until there is no need for law./Gain wisdom beyond right and wrong.” The “church folks” who are so afraid of their own latent “queer” nature and, therefore, against gay marriage might do well to ponder these lines.
Leaving […]
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 10th, 2012 2 Comments »
According to Sigmund Freud’s theory of personality, the id is the pleasure principle, the superego is the morality principle, and the ego is the reality principle. The ego’s job is to satisfy the needs of the id while respecting other people’s needs. According to this theory, a person who is unable to delay gratification may […]
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 31st, 2011 No Comments »
A delightful and insightful read on one of my favorite subjects. I grew up mostly in Long Beach, CA — otherwise known as “Iowa by the Sea.” Not the Bible Belt, but Bible Belt mentality prevailed.
The whole notion of sex outside of marriage as something dangerous, reprehensible, and depraved permeates our culture, unfortunately. It’s like […]
Posted in Dating Advice, Miscellaneous on December 22nd, 2011 No Comments »
Dating profiles don’t HAVE to be so trite, cliche-ridden, unrevealing of their authors’ true personalities, unfunny, and often an affront to any sentient reader. If you’re fresh out of inspiration for posting your flirtysomething profile, check out this wonderful collection of outragious, witty, thought-provoking, and ultimately revealing personal profiles!
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Posted in Miscellaneous on December 21st, 2011 2 Comments »
Huge thanks to Diane Ackerman’s amazing book, A Natural History of the Senses for much of the information in this post.
For many animals, humans included, the kiss is a very important gesture. We kiss little babies and teach them to kiss back. We blow kisses to crowds, if we’re famous, and greet friends and family […]
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 11th, 2011 No Comments »
UCLA researchers in collaboration with a well-known dating site’s chief relationship scientist discover that when you’re in love, you’re not as likely to be tempted to cheat! It seems obvious to me, but then again so much of science is really about breaking down the obvious, explaining the givens in life. If you like, you […]
Posted in Dating Advice, Miscellaneous on December 8th, 2011 1 Comment »
A very smart rocket scientist friend, Dr. Bob, came up with an equation to define happiness.
Check it out!
H(Happiness) = k(Actuality-Expectation).
Everyone, even a little skilled in math, knows that when something is proportional to something else, it can be written as something = k (something else)
In this case, happiness is proportional to the difference between where […]
