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Realising What You Have To Offer
One of the downsides of coming out of a long term relationship can be the temptation to take the blame and be overly critical of yourself. It can be very easy to think that there’s something wrong with you or assume that the end of a relationship means that you are no good at them.…
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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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Being A Great Date
Just as in a job interview, the first few minutes of a date are the most important when it comes to making the best impression possible. After that, I’ve heard people say the next thirty minutes are crucial for creating and building your emotional chemistry. It doesn’t sound like much, so you need to put…
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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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The Recycled Lover
It used to be that we only had to worry about a few basic stereotypes when we looked to the dating scene. We knew to watch out for the playboy-wannabe, the womanizer with a bed practically carved to fretwork with notches and the sleaze who seemed made of hair oil and can give you the…
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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…
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Do We Need Dating Schools?
There’s a new schools program in the United States that is trying to address the harm that can be caused by bad dating habits. Aimed at teenagers, the program encourages them to define their relationships with other people into categories such as “just texting”, “casually hooking up”, “friends with benefits” or “monogamous”. The program not…
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A Quick Chat About Sexual Health
We want everyone to have a great time, and one of the ways we want to encourage that is to ensure that everyone has the information they need to maintain their sexual health. A lot of people getting into the dating scene do worry about sexually transmitted infections – especially if they’ve been in a…
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Women’s Lib and Casual Dating
The phrase ‘Women’s Lib’ seems in some areas to be a bit of a polarising rallying cry. I’ve known both men and women treat it with suspicion, like some euphemism for a bad attitude or the cue for disruptive behaviour. At the same time, the minute I hear it mentioned in connection to dating and…
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Something for the Tourists – How to Date An Australian
We’re amazing, we know – and I’ve got a number of friends who’ve been dating people long distance or that have emigrated over here who have been sharing the ups and downs of dating people who just aren’t used to us. As a country, it’s fair to say we have a bit of a reputation…
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The Six Best Excuses To Back Out Of A Date
So now you’ve agreed to meet up, and seemed such a great idea – but you’ve got cold feet. It might be something they said, or just a nagging reluctance, or perhaps you forgot that your aunt is coming into town and you’re expected to be on your best behaviour. Here are some of the…
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The First Rule of Online Dating
I don’t know about you, but there seems to be something of an unspoken etiquette that has sprung up around online dating. At least, around how you behave when you’re on a date that you’ve arranged through an online dating site, rather than necessarily how you otherwise behave on and use an online dating site.…
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Senior Dating Hots Up
If you ever thought that getting older meant an end to passion and lust, then perhaps it’s time to reconsider. An increasing number of retirement homes have been reporting issues in recent years with their residents having far more active sex lives than they had perhaps anticipated. What’s more, many of them are adopting an…
