| Hax: Dating woes might be a bigger problem
Carolyn: I find myself in another futureless relationship, just passing the time until being single seems more enticing than dating this person. At which point, we'll break up. A month or two later, I'll start the cycle again. Yuck. Is this what dating has become? How do I get off the Dating Hamster Wheel of Despair (DHWD)?Passing TimeThis is what dating has become for you. Making it a universal problem is a quick way to make it seem too vast to repair.So, as just one hamster on just one wheel, you have just one question to answer — why do you keep getting back on? Thinking like a hamster, I'd have to guess you're bored with your cage.In other words, if relationship catatonia is more enticing than being single, you need to make being single more enticing. Get off the wheel (now, please), and commit yourself to a ruthless inventory of your day-to-day life.
Maggie Gyllenhaal New Spokesmodel For Agent Provocateur
Actress and new mother Maggie Gyllenhaal is the latest spokesmodel for Agent Provocateur the raunchy underwear firm. The World Trade Center actress, who gave birth to daughter Ramona in October (07), will appear in videos for the British company's online advertising campaign. Last year (06), Kate Moss' appearance in an Agent Provocateur short movie proved such an attraction, the firm's website crashed. .
Online dating 'sad and frustrating'
Susan Frohlick, an anthropology professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, says the women she surveyed gained a sense of empowerment from their online dating experiences. But they still wanted the man to make the first move and expected him pick up the tab. "Women are finding it as a useful tool to enter into the dating world, they find that it's safe, they find that they can be a little more bold than they would in face-to-face relationships," Ms Frohlick said of her survey, which looks at how women over 30 view online dating. "But, at the same time, they are experiencing frustration because it does seem that the internet in many ways is just the same old bar scene." .
Disaboom gathers disabled for frank online discussion
There's a new online gathering place where revealing that you use a wheelchair or can't hear is no big deal, because the person you're chatting with probably lives a similar experience. Disaboom.com -- so named because the creator wanted to "blow the doors off" stereotypes -- is a website for the disabled community that combines lifestyle and medical information, discussion boards, social networking, a career centre and a dating site. It lays claim to being the first for-profit online destination for people with disabilities, which translates to a slick, sophisticated space with plenty of resources. .
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