Tag: news
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Is Female Success Bad For Relationships?
With gender stereotypes rather more fluid these days due to changing workplaces, it’s not surprising that success in business or creative areas is not necessarily going to come to the man of the household.. Recent research by psychologists suggests that many people still expect a woman to have a successful male partner, rather than a…
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What Do Your Shoes Say About You?
Fashion and dating gurus have been talking this week about the impact of the shoes you wear on your first meeting with someone. Some interesting opinions have been expressed above and beyond explaining the belief that well maintained and clean shoes demonstrate a care and attention that transfer into how people maintain their relationships: Street…
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The Search for The One
Romance is alive and well in Australia according to a recent report. This year’s Date of the Nation report has surveyed online daters and found that over three quarters of the people asked are actively looking to spend the rest of their lives with ‘The One’. Even more interestingly, and counter to the scare stories…
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Cupid Sells Its Casual Dating Service
In an interesting move, one of the biggest players in the online dating business has agreed to sell its “casual dating” business to a company that was set up by one of its own co-founders. The deal is worth around seventy four million Australian dollars. Cupid say that they are selling that side of the…
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Where dating costs the most
Searching for love has always required commitment – whether in time, patience or determination, but according to the Deutsche Bank, you’ll also need to really commit your wallet if you’re dating in Australia. This is because we’ve been ranked as the most expensive country to go dating in anywhere in the world. Based on the…
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Being mindful with social media
Two different news items this week demonstrate the difficult lessons that some men still have to learn when it comes to social media and their love lives. In one, a guy called Trevor was chatting with a girl he’d met through an online dating app about the weather when he sent an unsolicited naked picture…
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The Happiest Couples Met Online
A study this week has concluded that if you met your partner online, you are more likely to be happy and stay together than couples who met any other way. The study by US researchers was looking at how the dynamics of marriage may be being altered by the internet, and specifically by online dating.…
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Watch Out For Bad Neighbours
Rumours in the news this week are swirling around Madison Ashton following her eviction from Paramount Apartments. The former mistress of Richard Pratt is now facing yet more accusations of running a brothel out of a residential building. The issue appears to be that Ms Ashton has been running a licensed brothel successfully in Darlinghurst,,…
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We’re The Happiest Place To Be
For the third year in a row, studies have confirmed what we’ve all known for ages. Australia is officially the happiest place in the world. The study, known as the Better Life Index, is compiled by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development every year as part of its work with various governments to promote…