The need to feel younger seems to be the number one factor justifying the cougar lifestyle. A survey of 1,000 women ages 18-65 was conducted to to observe how their men made them feel. The results were quite interesting: More »

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According to Satoshi Kanazawa, evolutionary psychologist for the London School of Economics, there is a proven mathematical theorem for why dating (and finding a job) in a large urban area is difficult and frustrating. Those currently single in large cities need not PhD to validate this theorem, but it’s interesting how Kanazawa explains the dating-in-a-big-city conundrum in this video:

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If you’re looking for more romance, Amazon has a whole list of the 20 most romantic cities in America you can consider moving to. Based on sales data of romance novels; sex and relationship books; romantic comedy DVDs; Barry White CDs; and sexual wellness products since Jan. 1, 2010, on a per capita basis in cities with over 100,000 residents, the top 20 most romantic cities in the U.S. are: More »

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For every meaningful color shade of rose there is, there’s at least a handful of generic flowers with stupid meanings. Meanings so stupid, they make you wonder why people give flowers in the first place. Behold:

Acacia: Platonic Love, concealed love Begonia: “Beware! I am fanciful!” Bouquet of Withered Flowers: Rejected love More »

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Cupid, flowers, chocolates and cards may be all you know about Valentine’s Day, but surprisingly — there’s quite a lot of useless (or interesting) trivia to know about Valentine’s Day.

1. Valentine’s Day ranks under Christmas for being a major card-sending occasion. On average, 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent!

2. The heart is associated to Valentine’s Day as it is considered the source of all human emotions. The custom of drawing a heart shape is supposed to have come from early attempts to draw an organ that no one had seen. The symbol came on to become as a sign of love.

3. At one point in time, it was believed that a robin flying over a women on Valentine’s Day meant that she would marry a sailor. A goldfinch meant a millionaire. More »

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Ever wonder how online gamers look for girlfriends outside the world of online games? Youtube’s The Online Gamer gives you a glimpse into what that’s like:

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Keeping your shirt on, obscure angle profile shots and plain smiling into the camera do not equate serious online-dating site action– so says a survey of 7,000 online dating photos conducted by free dating site Okcupid.com. While optimistically this should make sense, the findings of the survey may astound or baffle you with the do’s and don’ts that it implies. More »

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From Flauntme: The history of lipstick started long ago, by some of the most powerful women. Some crushed insects, stones and plants to give off the appearance of youth and health. Did this get the attention of acceptable male suitors, or even seduce them? Some believed it did. In 1770, England’s parliament passed a law against lipstick, believing that women who seduced men into marriage by wearing makeup, should be tried as witches. More »

From Ningin: There are no people like Filipino people. In all my life I simply have never met a group more accepting, easy-going, and just plain fun, than Filipinos. Although I haven’t yet dated a Filipino guy, I’ve had a soft spot for pinoys for a long time now, and there will definitely always be a special place in my heart for Filipino men. More »

From Flauntme: To kick off our special dating series, I’m going to cut right to the chase: a girl needs to be careful when choosing her date-night beauty products. Nothing can ruin a great conversation better than when your lipstick decides to make an appearance on your teeth, or if your date is too busy looking at his reflection in your shiny forehead to respond to your questions. Then there is, of course, the danger of smudging your gloss during that end-of-the-night kiss. Here are three secret weapons to prevent makeup mishaps! More »