“We met online” – Why Couples Today are Happy to Tell You About Online Dating

Recent research shows that over 50% of Americans know someone who met online. The taboo is quickly crumbling and saying “We met online” is quickly becoming as common as “We met through friends” or “We met at work”.

There are many reasons why couples are happy to tell others “We met online”:

1. Online dating is such a part of the modern single lifestlye, it isn’t considered unusual or remarkable to say “We met online”.
2. The stigma of the early days, when online dating was considered a desperate last resort by some, is long gone. Today, we all know that singles who try online dating represent a cross-section of society, no more and no less.
3. The scientific matchmaking process has been confirmed again and again by the success rates of online dating sites – this type of statistical success reflects positively on every couple that says “We met online”.
4. Now that online dating is no longer a pastime for young singles, but also for older singles looking for a partner, couples feel quite comfortable telling their parents “We met online”. After all, they probably have friends their own age who are online dating, too.
5. Saying “We met at a bar” is hardly better than “We met online”, is it?
6. The next generation to log on to online dating sites will simply not know that there was ever a time when online dating was not the norm, because they are growing up with the reality of online dating all around them. To them, saying “We met online” will be the most natural thing in the world!

>>> “We met online”: be2 couples share their success story

How to Get Married – Advice on Finding a Husband

Are you dreaming of a trip down the aisle, of the perfect dress to wear and the perfect man to say “yes” to in front of the altar? But is that dream becoming ever more unrealistic as you get older and the men you date turn out not to be husband material?

Are the men the problem or is your behaviour part of the reason you are having trouble finding a husband? Imagine how much happier you could be if you knew how to pick – and keep – a man who wants what you want. In short: would your life be happier if you knew knew how to get married?

This review of „How to Get Married After 35“, a book about finding a husband (for „older“ women who want to get married) was a really interesting read. The article gives a nice overview of the book’s chapters and the strategies suggested for finding a husband. There is one thing I don’t like about books like this (and we’ll get to that later), but there is one thing I like about this book and the tips it offers to women who want to get married:

1. It asks women to take responsibility for finding a husband (or a potential husband, at least) rather than telling them how to make themselves attractive for a man and then wait for him to take the initiative.
2. It encourages women to do some soul-searching to find out want they actually want and need from a man and why they want to get married. That way finding a husband becomes a purposeful search for women rather than a means to an end.
3. It clearly outlines the types of men women should steer clear of. As women who desperately want to get married are especially vulnerable to men who will make them unhappy, this is very solid advice.

Here’s the list of men to avoid when finding a husband:
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Literally in Love: 8 Famous Couples in Literature

In the mood for reading? In the mood for love? Let yourself be inspired by these famous couples in literature! We have put together a list of famous couples in literature and selected a quote from each work that you can use as a love quote:

The 8 most famous couples in literature:

1. Romeo and Juliet

No surprises here – Shakespeare’s star cross’d lovers belong on every list of famous couples. Despite – or maybe even because of – the fact that their love has no happy ending, they are firmly rooted in collective memory as THE most famous example of a love that knows no boundaries and that no earthly forces can dicorce.
Love quote from Romeo and Juliet:
“Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow”
William Shakespeare, Romeo und Julia

2. Tristan and Isolde

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The first couple to ever find love through a computer

Earlier this week, we posted a video and mused that the lady singing about finding love through a computer was way ahead of her time in 1968. But was computer matchmaking really a thing of the future in 1968? Well, not quite. In fact, the first time a couple was ever matched by a computer was on a TV show in 1956!

“Remington Rand’s Univac No. 21 turned Cupid, brought together a flesh-and-blood couple as scientifically selected “ideal marriage mates.”"

The computer, which was worth a cool Million at the time, was fed with questionnaires completed by 4000 singles looking to find love. The questionnaire was made up of 32 relationship-relevant questions on topics like sex, race, religion, politics, lifestyle and, hilariously, “preferences for double or twin beds”. The computer found a perfect couple among the entries and the two later got engaged!

Read the original TIME magazine article about this first computer matchmaking experiment here.

>>>To see if you can find love through a computer, do the free personality test at be2 now.

How to Solve Every Relationship Problem

Having a relationship problem? Thankfully, Ben and Sarah are here to help. They post video advice with solutions to pretty much every relationship problem. The great thing is, while most of the advice is pretty useful, the videos are also very tongue in cheek, sometimes even laugh-out-loud funny!

Like “How To Stop A Row In 30 Seconds”:

Dating Humor: How To Stop A Row In 30 Seconds

The word “whipped” springs to mind… But it’s in the “Dating Humour” category! But then again, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t contain some good advice!

All of Ben and Sarahs relationship problem-solving videos are here. We think “How To Be The Perfect Boyfriend” and “How To Be The Perfect Girlfriend” are a good place to start