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Couple up and Save!

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Financial planning

Saving together for a common goal (house! cottage! car!) can be quite exciting! Macleans reports in an article this month that couples who save $1000 per month from the age of 19 to 26, and then do not save another penny actually have more money at age 65 than couples who start saving $1000 a [...]



Turning Money Fights into a Date Opportunity

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Financial planning, Relationship Problems

“You spend too much”
“You can’t handle our investments!”
“You spend too much on take-out!”
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And on the fight goes. Money and Sex are the two issues that breaks up most couples. One would think that in most cases, you will know fairly early on if you are sexually compatible. Finding out whether you are financially compatible with [...]



Personalized Valentines Day Gifts

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 25th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Gift ideas, Valentines Day Gifts

This year ditch the roses-routine and try giving your date a more personal gift on [tag]Valentines Day[/tag].
Spreadshirt is an online shirt-printer who is gearing up big-time for Valentines Day and giving designers with a date to impress (YOU!) 14% off all orders. Nothing says “I love you” like a shirt (or boxer shorts!) designed [...]



Dating through the Blah’s

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 24th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Travel, Vacation ideas for couples

Not every day is like a trip to fairy tale island for most people trying to combine regular life with dating. Work, family and social commitments can start wearing us down so much that a trip (i.e. running away from it all without your date) seems like the only temporary quick fix. This also seems [...]



Hugging as a Campaign

By Christine Buske • Jan 24th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Nice thing to do for your boyfriend/girlfriend, Science of Love, random act of kindness

By now, science has proven that massaging, touching and hugging is actually very good for your health. There are a few people who apparently strongly believe in this concept, and started a “free hug campaign”. The video is posted below:

The first free hug campaign was in Aberdeen. Whoever claims that “the youth today” doesn’t care [...]



Why Women Wear Heals on a Date

By Christine Buske • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: Articles, Science of Love

Dating SOS found a blog post discussing why women wear high heels. This post is also based on the recent study that reports in the Telegraph.co.uk that people consider women with 5% longer legs than the average as more attractive.
However, very tall ladies stock up on flats: legs that are 10% longer than the [...]



I Love you, then why do I hate you?

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: Articles

When you were a kid, perhaps you’d do as I did: sit in the grass with a flower, pulling off the petals while reciting “he loves me, he loves me not”. Anyone who has gone through a bad breakup or divorce can also attest to how close love and not-loving (or hate!) lie to each [...]



Online Dating Tips Review

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: Articles

In 2004, residents of the United States spent $469.5 million on online dating and personals. By 2005, this number had grown to over $500 million! The online dating business is the second largest area of “paid content” on the web, according to the Online Publishers Association (OPA).
By the end of 2004 844 dating sites [...]



Buying Diamonds Online

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: Articles, Diamonds, Jewelry, Valentines Day Gifts

Some people like buying everything they can online: it is true that a worldwide market place leaves you with unlimited options in terms of style choice and pricing. The internet is a consumer’s comparison shopping dream!
A growing trend is buying diamonds online. New retailers, such as Ciara diamonds are springing up everywhere. Diamonds are one [...]



Date Yourself Tonight

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: Articles

It is understandable that people get upset when they don’t have anyone to out with on a Saturday night; spouses might be working or out of town, boy/girl friends are seeing their friends or there just isn’t anyone “special” in your life.
Nevertheless, there is no reason to think there is nowhere you can go. [...]