romantic relationships & work, can you mix them?

I understand that if a couple likes each other then the more contact they have with each other the more those feelings will grow, both positive & negative. Familiarity breeds contempt but also concern & love.  However it appears that a new study has identified that office romances are not the done thing anymore?  These studies do seem to yield results that the researchers want so I am not going to put too much trust in this one either.

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the era of techno romance

romance may have been relegated to romantic comedies these days and ostensibly has changed considerably from the past.  However there is still a need for romance in our relationships.  If we have sacrificed adventure in life then we need to bring that spirit of adventure back into our romances. But it seems that we are marching ever onwards continuing to remove the romance from our relationships?

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is beauty skin deep, apparently not for OKCupid?

I read an article this week in BitchMedia which exposed a new move on OKCupid that is a bit disconcerting to say the least.  Apparently OKCupid now know who is ‘most attractive’ and are segregating users by most & least attractive categories.  Gee I want to know how OKCupid have access to knowing what I consider attractive or anyone for that matter????

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connect above the noise

Changes in personal communication in the social media age.  Make sure you can hear each other above the din!

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what do men want from online dating?

this week I would like to focus on what men want from online dating?  Obviously I do not know the answer to this first hand, being a woman, so need to rely on others to obtain this information.  I read a great article on Live Science: ‘What Modern Men Want in Women’ by Sally Law which gave results of a current study:

Researchers at the University of Iowa find that men increasingly are interested in intelligent, educated women who are financially stable — and chastity isn’t an issue.

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