Meeting Places and Romance
When It comes to Speed Dating, Too Much Choice Is a Bad Thing
"Results showed that choosers made fewer proposals (positive dating decisions) at events in which the available dates showed greater variety across such attributes as age, height, occupation and education, and this effect was particularly strong when choosers were confronted with a larger number of opposite-sex speed daters" more »
The Successor to Sweetie Pie: Meet 'Gorgeous'
Why have I held onto Sweetie Pie so long? A valid question if you are the sort who does not believe automobiles have feelings. Cue the violins. Sweetie Pie was purchased one month after separating from my first husband. more »
"The frown, the roughness of the traveller set me at my ease"; A New Jane Eyre Movie Version
"Something of daylight still lingered, and the moon was waxing bright: I could see him plainly ... I felt no fear of him, and but little shyness. Had he been a handsome, heroic-looking young gentleman, I should not have dared to stand thus questioning him against his will, and offering my services unasked" more »
How Can You Resist; The Royal Wedding Website
Regardless of recovering economies and Middle East crises, ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the official Royal Wedding website celebrating the marriage of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton was launched today by St. James’s Palace. The website will follow the progress of designating dresses, tiaras, flowers, attendants and media coverage more »