What's On Kiev, an English language magazine in Ukraine, recently published an article about one woman's experience with a "mail order bride" agency. Her story offers a unique perspective on the controversial topic of international dating and shatters stereotypes about the women who look for love abroad. Here are a few common myths her story dismantles.

Ukrainian Women Are Desperate and Submissive

One of the most common stereotypes about women seeking love overseas is that they are meek, submissive creatures who are desperate to find (any) foreign man. This is illustrated by a gentleman named Richard who informs the author, Sasha, he is in the process of corresponding with three other women and will choose his favorite in a few months. Richard also tells Sasha when he wants to chat with her online and reprimands her when she misses the appointment due to work. It doesn’t occur to Richard that one of the women may not want him or that the ladies aren't obliged to follow his orders. 

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Categories: Dating stories

Statistics show that online dating works. Nearly 40% of Americans are using internet dating services, but many are still concerned over safety. The main worry is that the handsome hunk or beautiful babe you're emailing is not accurately portrayed in their profile information or photos. A few simple tips will help you avoid disappointing disasters.  

Be Prepared

Surveys have found that a large percentage of singles do tell little while lies on their profiles. Men often inflate figures regarding height and income, while ladies often subtract a few digits from weight and age. Knowing these facts up front will help you be more prepared when meeting in person.

Look at Photos Closely

One-third of online daters won't even look at a profile if it doesn't include at least one photo. When you are scoping out the sexy shots, be sure to scrutinize them. You should be able to tell from the quality if the photos are recent. Plus, any that are taken too far away or costumed in hats and sunglasses should cause suspicion.  

Trust Your Gut

The best piece of advice to avoid the fakes and phonies is to trust your instincts. You should be able to tell after continual communication if the person is acting strangely. Watch out for the common warning signs like requesting money or professing love right away.

Only 2% of men and 9% of women find relationships from a barstool, so enjoy your cocktail at your computer instead and search for your cyber soul mate!

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Categories: Internet dating

Bloggers beware! Professors of Ben-Gurion University in Israel have developed a program that identifies depressed people by analyzing their blogs.

The software looks at words, images, metaphors, and phrases that are used, then computes the results with a highly complex algorithm. A trial run has already shown an 80% match with actual psychologists' diagnoses.

Scientists want to use this method to systematically seek out the sad saps and send them to shrinks! Watch what you type! Your blog could be next!

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Categories: Men's health

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew on VH1 has announced it is returning for a 4th season with an all new array of awesome addicts!

The most surprising may be Tiger Woods' mistress #1, Rachel Uchitel. It's not surprising that she's an addict, but that VH1 is actually calling her a "celebrity"! Although she claims to have an addiction to popping pills, TMZ reports that Rachel only agreed to do the show because she has a huge crush on Dr. Drew... and they're paying her $500,000!  

Another hot mess to join the bunch is Janice Dickinson, who repeatedly gives herself the title of first supermodel. She's practically a reality show professional, having appeared on The Surreal Life, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, and America's Next Top Model.   

Actor Jeremy London has also checked in to the Pasadena Recovery Center. You may remember him from Party of Five, Mallrats... or his kidnapping story last month where he claims he was forced to buy alcohol, smoke drugs, and joyride around Palm Springs. That would cause anyone to check into rehab!

Other rehab residents will include musician Leif Garrett, "The Hills" Jason Wahler, socialite Jason Davis, and Frankie Lons, who is singer Keyshia Cole's hot mess of a mother! What a joke! Enjoy!    

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Meddling, matchmaking moms now have a new way to find their kid a date: Date My Single Kid!

Date My Single Kid is an online dating website that allows mothers to post dating profiles on behalf of their single, adult children. Interested suitors can respond to a profile by getting in touch with a single's mother (assuming mom thinks they're good enough, of course).

The website is the creation of Geri Brin, whose 31-year-old son, Colby, is "fit and funny, witty and willful, curious and cultured". Interested, ladies? Simply search "Colby" to get in touch (with his mother).

Believe it or not, Colby isn't embarassed by his mom's matchmaking attempts. As he recently told CNN:

"The way I look at it is I'm not sitting at home resting on my laurels. I'm meeting women, but she can also help. It can't hurt. I'm not embarrassed and I think it's pretty fun."

While it may seem strange, matchmaking parents are nothing new. Shaadi.com is a popular macthmaking site for Indian parents hoping to snag a spouse for their single children, and some parents in Japan throw matrimonial parties in attempt to marry off their offspring.

Dating can be tough. Why not let mom lend a helping hand?

Source: CNN

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Categories: Internet dating

First, there was the cuddle spray. Now there is a spray to help men battle premature ejaculation!

In a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, an experimental spray known as PSD502 helped subjects last five times longer in bed than men who took a placebo. PSD502 is a desensitizing drug that combines lidocaine and prilocain and works best when applied to the penis 5 minutes before sex. Men who used the spray reported feeling more satisfied with sex.

The findings were presented to the 2010 American Urological Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Approximately 30% of men between the ages of 15-59 suffer from premature ejaculation.  

Source: The Telegraph

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Categories: Men's health

It starts off sounding like a prank call. You're WHO? From WHERE? But the significant others on the other end of the line quickly begin to realize that Bradley from iDUMP4U.com has been hired to be the hitman of their hearts. He's frank, honest, and emotionally void... well, most of the time.

Just $10 initiates a basic breakup, while $25 calls off an engagement and $50 delivers a divorce. Take a listen to this latest dumping:

 

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Categories: Dating stories

I've been bitching about this for years! Glad to see someone has the same gripe... But, in all fairness, the women in Disney movies promote similar things. At least in Beauty and the Beast, Belle fell for the ugly guy... But in the end, he ended up being a good-looking, rich Prince.

Source: http://i.imgur.com/lEF9b.jpg

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Billing itself as "the most expensive dating site on the Internet," RichOnlySingles.com is for wealthy men and women who want to find a partner whose income is as impressive as their own. The service is a staggering $2,000 a month. Needless to say, lowly commoners need not apply.

“We launched the website as the first luxury dating site on the Internet," owner Mark Shidler said in a press release. "For the first time wealthy singles can find financially compatible partners."

At this point in time, RichOnlySingles.com has 94 male members and 76 females (even though the FAQ says thousands meet on their site daily). If you want to find "The One," er "The One Who Has Money Like Me" than perhaps you should give the service a try.

Matchmaking services that focus on income are nothing new. In fact, Bravo has a popular reality show called "Millionaire Matchmaker." Most seem to feature rich men who are willing to date women from any income bracket, but a few sites seek to match wealthy men and women with one another much like RichOnlySingles is attempting.

To each his own, but our guess is that relationships built on money don't last.

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Categories: Internet dating

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has recently become a YouTube sensation with a mishap during a ceremony at the grave of an unknown soldier. Why is it so hilarious to see world leaders get hit by things, trip and fall down, or flub up their speeches? Maybe because it's comforting to know these powerful, stoic figures are humans just like the rest of us.

Enjoy a few laughs from these politician blooper videos, starring leaders from the Netherlands, Romania, the Czech Republic, and of course the U.S.A.!

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich

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