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☆ Broke Gen Zers are skipping first dates and meeting each other virtually instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

However, virtual dating can't replace the chemistry and spark of an in-person meeting. Carlotta Cattelani, the UK country manager at the dating app Fruitz, told BI that meeting virtually makes dates more accessible. AdvertisementA virtual date is a less formal chance to see if your match is searching for the same things you are, Cattelani said. She warns that speaking virtually cannot entirely replace meeting someone in person, so FaceTime dates should be used sparingly. It's easier to be "catfished" on social media, she said, because virtual dates cannot replace the chemistry, body language, and eye contact you might experience in real life.

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☆ Thinking about bringing your significant other to Thanksgiving? Here’s what to consider
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Inviting your partner to Thanksgiving is a huge step in any relationship journey. The Thanksgiving invitation should come after getting to see each other in a variety of settings, such as hanging with each other’s friends or after being physically intimate. Couples should also talk about what the end goal is for inviting their partner to Thanksgiving. Of all your relatives, your significant other should meet your parents or other important family at least a few days earlier. What to do on Thanksgiving DayIf you decide to invite your partner, Coles recommended bringing a gift as a thank-you for the invitation.

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Such recruitment-based adoptions are the most difficult to carry out, social workers say. Gonzaga, who worked with his wife Heather Setrakian at eharmony and then on the Family-Match algorithm, referred questions to Ramirez. Social workers say Family-Match works like this: Adults seeking to adopt submit survey responses via the algorithm’s online platform, and foster parents or social workers input each child’s information. Adoption-Share is part of a small cadre of organizations that say their algorithms can help social workers place children with foster or adoptive families. “It’s wasted time for social workers and wasted emotional experiences for children.”___Contact AP’s global investigative team at Investigative@ap.org or https://www.ap.org/tips/

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☆ The psychological reasons why you fall in love with your colleagues
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

You probably spend a good amount of time with your colleagues if you still work in an office. There are psychological reasons for this, and ways to work out if the romance is real. Some respondents to a survey by the British employment platform TotalJobs said they felt the pressure to act more professionally while in a work relationship, and others said they worried about gossip. "Once you have written everything out, reread the list and honestly answer if this person aligns with what you're wanting." Overall, she said, an office relationship can be a "beautiful" experience, "if it is done carefully and thoughtfully."

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☆ Her son said his stepdad was sexually abusive. A judge gave the stepdad custody anyway. Then she found the photographs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Olivia Gentile | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +58 min

Robert confronted Winenger with the allegations that November, and within weeks Winenger denied the claims in family court. In a family court hearing in Vista, California, on October 28, 2021, Commissioner Patti Ratekin chastised Jill Montes for allegedly alienating her kids from her ex-husband. From a list provided by the Delaware Family Court, Kelly chose a psychologist, William Northey. Their father cited the report in asking a Delaware family court judge to order the boys to change schools. Family Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle CountyCiting the email and a subsequent report, Michael pressed Ostroski to order the transfer.

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☆ Dating costs are up—more people are paying for Tinder and Hinge anyway
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But while more paid subscribers is good news for the app's investors, the question remains whether paying for a dating app is a smart investment for singles. You can't buy love, but you can invest in your relationship searchPaying for a dating app won't make your perfect match magically appear. "A lot of the less-than-wonderful experiences on dating apps happen because people are not invested," Cora Boyd, a dating and relationships expert based in Seattle, tells CNBC Make It. Those using dating apps agree. "Overall, I'm really thankful for the dating app because it changed my outlook on dating," she says.

☆ Answering people's questions about RVs made $115,000 in a year. Here's how I turned niche expertise into easy income.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-01 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Randall Gibbons, 76, used to own an RV business, but now answers questions online about motor homes. This is how he got into answering questions online, as told to Chris Stokel-Walker. I thought that sounded like a great deal, so I went online, found a Buick guy, asked him a question, and he helped me fix my car. I said yes, because I already had what was basically a full-time job answering questions online. So I'd answer questions in my free time and make around $400 or $500 a month.

☆ 5 признаков того, что он никогда не изменит
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-04 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

«Большинство женщин изменяют, потому что чувствуют себя обделенными эмоционально, а мужчины неверны, потому что они чувствуют, что обделены сексуально», – говорит психотерапевт Тина Тессина. Какой бы ни была причина, процент мужчин и женщин, которые изменяют, примерно одинаков: 19% и 23%, по данным исследования, проведенного в Университете штата Индиана. Исследователи доказали, что изменяющие своим партнерам люди недостойны доверия и в других сферах жизни, особенно когда речь идет об их половинах. Он честен во всем, что делаетЕсли твой мужчина не утаивает ничего о своей жизни, то ему можно доверять. Порвал связи с бывшими возлюбленнымиСогласно eHarmony, 21% мужчин и 32% женщин, которые изменяют, делают это с бывшими партнерами.

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