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The #1 Question Never To Ask A Woman

Jezebel recently posted an essay on the question that every unattached woman on the face of the planet wants to here...WHY are you still single? Sure, people try to frame this as a compliment (“but you’re soooooo fun!”) or an expression...

Published 14 Feb 2012 12:41 PM by Karen Moran
The 25 Best Cities To Find A Date in 2012

For singles the new year means a new year of opportunity to find the perfect partner , or at least a few quick flings . But location can be as important as anything for finding that just-right mix of attractiveness and chemistry. With that in mind, The...

Published 10 Jan 2012 4:35 PM by Karen Moran
Are single women happier?

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers' 2009 University of Pennsylvania study "The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness" found that marital happiness has declined for both men and women over the last 35 years, and as psychologist Gregory M...

Published 27 Sep 2011 11:59 AM by Karen Moran

Filed under: are single women happier
Why do women make excuses for men's bad behavior?

I don't know of a woman alive who hasn't seen or at least heard about the Sex and the City episode where Carrie Bradshaw's new boyfriend Berger, schools the girls on the behavior of men. All the girls huddle together offering Miranda a plethora...

Published 29 Jun 2011 2:23 PM by Karen Moran
Does texting take the romance out of dating?

I've read report after report detailing how teens and women are texting fiends. Teens send almost 3,400 texts per month (how is that even possible?!?) while women text 30% more than men. Yet for some strange reason, I seem to keep dating men who text...

Published 11 May 2011 2:53 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: men and texting, women and texting, dating and texting
Match.com To Start Screening Members for Sexual Offenses

FACT : Many sexual assaults of adult women are considered "confidence rapes," in that the offender knows the victim and has used that familiarity to gain access to her. Beyond confused why this wasn't done years ago. Just seems like the...

Published 19 Apr 2011 2:34 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: jeffrey j marsalis, match.com rape, match.com to start screening for sex offeders
Dating in your 30's and beyond

Dating in your 30’s and 40’s isn’t at all like it was in your 20’s. So many things have changed. In fact, I recently started seeing someone who I had dated many moons ago when I was just 21. We laughed at the fact that neither...

Published 23 Mar 2011 1:02 PM by Jen Edenfield

Filed under: Relationship, Love, Dating, single women
The Freedom & Creativity Found When You Travel On Your Own Dime

My friend, Amanda , and I were talking about the value of going to SXSW on our own dime. She and her husband, Jordan, are full time freelancers and have been traveling to SXSW on their own for a number of years. While of course it’s wonderful to...

Published 22 Mar 2011 2:57 AM by christanyc

Filed under: Passions, Careers, Business, Travel, reinvention, Time, independent women
Things to Do While You are Single

It doesn't matter if you're planning to tie the knot with your man in the next couple of years or if that trip down the aisle isn't even on your horizon. There are some things that you better indulge in now, because once you're hitched...

Published 9 Mar 2011 4:02 PM by Laura McGarity

Filed under: singles activities, msn lifestyle, msn, things to do while single
Single Women And Facebook: How Social Networking Validates Career-Oriented Females

Uhm...amen sister! When you think of a successful woman in her 30s clicking through Facebook photos of her high school boyfriend's wedding or her married friend's new baby, the assumption is likely that she's filled with jealousy and regret...

Published 7 Mar 2011 10:23 AM by Karen Moran
Myths about singles debunked

Myth: Women are needy and clingy in relationships. Not so says a new Match.com " Single in America " study. Fact: Women need more independence in relationships than men do. In a relationship, women are more likely than men – across every...

Published 8 Feb 2011 2:16 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: single in america, match.com
If an engagement is broken, who keeps the ring?

We've all heard this story before: A wedding was called off. And in addition to the engagement, the man's heart was also broken. But because the lady was a real standup kinda gal, and because decorum demanded it, she returned the ring. But then...

Published 12 Jan 2011 2:59 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: wedding, relationshipnsh
The one thing I wish my mother taught me

As I'm aging I'm slowly learning I'm not very good at dating. Or at least I'm not very good at staying away from the wrong guys. After being completely and totally blown off on Christmas day...the only thing I could think to ask him was...

Published 7 Jan 2011 10:47 AM by Karen Moran

Filed under: Dating, relationship advice
How to get over your X?

Ending a romantic relationship can feel like a death. That's not surprising to Terri Orbuch, author of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great. "One of the hardest things to accept is the end of a romantic relationship,"...

Published 3 Jan 2011 2:04 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: relationship advice, How to get over your X?
Never mind whether your date is smart or good-looking. How do you know you aren’t flirting with a felon?

For a small fee, a nascent crop of companies wants to help you find out by running background checks on the potential flames you encounter on Match.com, eHarmony or any of the nation’s nearly 1,500 dating Web sites. At the same time, at least two...

Published 20 Dec 2010 4:23 PM by Karen Moran

Filed under: online dating, dating background checks, flying solo

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