Archive for March, 2005

Questions on dating and the older single

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

With the divorce rate at historic highs and some singles postponing marriage indefinitely, it’s no surprise to find that there are millions of older singles playing the dating game. What does that dating picture look like today? Take this quiz and see if you’re up to speed on today’s over-40 singles scene. * 1. Most […]

AdultFriendFinder Sex Survey Says: 45 Percent Need Sex Weekly… or They Feel Weakly

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

FriendFinder Inc. Timothy Chanaud, 650-289-3125 tchanaud@friendfinderinc.com How long can you go without sex? For members of AdultFriendFinder.com, the world’s largest adult online dating site, the answer is: not long. Forty-five percent of more than 11,000 members responding to an online sex survey conducted by AdultFriendFinder.com said they can’t go more than a week without showing […]

Feds: $176G scam as woman no match for Hyannis con artist

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

A Hyannis Don Juan conned a woman he met through an online dating service out of $176,000 before posing as his own mother to claim he was “killed in action” in Iraq, said federal prosecutors. Federal investigators were searching yesterday for Rob Mailloux, 50, of 135 Pitcher’s Way, to arrest him on a indictment charging […]

ALLEGED KILLER SOUGHT WEB MATCH / JOHN CHARLES EICHINGER POSTED PROFILE ON INTERNET DATING SERVICE

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

In the real world, he’s an alleged killer of four. In cyberspace, he’s looking for a cozy date over cappuccino.That’s according to an profile found on www.match.com, a popular online dating Web site, where Somers Point resident John Charles Eichinger, who authorities said confessed to the killings of four people, was a member apparently seeking […]

Online. Next door.

Monday, March 28th, 2005

BY Benita Newton THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH - Some single men in the market for Ms. Right would simply practice pick-up lines and settle for blind dates and bar cruising.Ash Gilpin built his own online dating site.”I figured if I was going to date online, I might as well run the site myself,” he said. […]

Dangerous liaisons?, Some lawmakers want background checks on internet dating sites

Monday, March 28th, 2005

LANSING — Sandie Cornillie did a double take when she first heard about a bill that would force online dating sites to say whether criminal background checks have been conducted on their members. The 46-year-old divorcee from Portage prefers finding dates on the Internet over visiting the local bar or relying on a friend to […]

Lawmakers- List background check information on dating Web sit

Monday, March 28th, 2005

Sandie Cornillie did a double take when she first heard about a bill that would force online dating sites to say whether criminal background checks have been conducted on their members. The 46-year-old divorcee from Portage prefers finding dates on the Internet over visiting the local bar or relying on a friend to play matchmaker. […]

Speed dating game zooms through Flint area

Sunday, March 27th, 2005

It’s a Tuesday night at Maxie’s Food & Spirits in Mundy Township, and the speed dating game is in high gear. Kristine, a.k.a. the “Midday Mama” of B95 radio, strikes up a conversation with Steve Hill of Grand Blanc. “This is a great way to meet young professionals,” she says. “How do you know I’m […]

DATING

Thursday, March 24th, 2005

Book publishers seem to have no problem fixing themselves up with experts on dating. A search this week of “dating” in the book section of Amazon.com came up with 1,635 titles.Here are some of the newest ones, along with a description from the online site: “Love Connection: A Dating Guide for Women” by William Henry […]

In Wake of Major Security Breaches at Data Providers, Dating Site/Social Networking Trade Group Announces Opposition to State Legislation Aimed at Regulating Online Dating

Monday, March 21st, 2005

Edge Communications, Inc. Ken Greenberg, 818-719-9292 ken@edgepress.com IDEA-OASIS Calls Legislation a Threat To Personal Safety, Individual Privacy, E-Commerce IDEA-OASIS, the Internet Dating Executive Alliance/Online Association for Social Industry Standards (www.ideaoasis.org), today announced its formal opposition to various state legislative efforts that would require personals companies to conduct background checks on all users of Internet dating […]