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“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 d
ating 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
The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years, 1973:
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
The best love song of the year 1973:
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
The complete list of the best love songs is here.
If your favourite love song isn’t on the list, let us know in the comments!
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:
- Romeo and Juliet
- Tristan and Isolde
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
Chinese Moon Festival
The Chinese Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, was celebrated at the be2 office last week. Our colleague Yun-Han invited us to join her for some traditional dessert: “moon cake” and “tanjuan” (rice balls with sesame or peanut filling in sweet soup). Doesn’t the moon cake look yummy?
The moon festival is one of the most important festivals in the Chinese lunar calendar. Chinese families get together to celebrate the Moon Festival, watch the full moon and eat moon cake. Couples in love also gaze at the foll moon together.
Much like Chinese Valentine’s Day, there’s a great story to go with it. There are many different versions of the story surrounding the moon goddess and how she ended up living on the moon, but they all end with the belief that you can see the moon goddess during the moon festival.
The Dating Ant and the Single Grasshopper
While re-reading the fable about the Ant and the Grasshopper the other day, it struck me that the fable could be applied to online dating and singles. Sounds ridiculous to apply the moral of an ancient Greek fable to modern online dating? Well, think about it:
The fable about the Ant and the Grasshopper begins at this time of year – while the weather is still beautiful and the summer is drawing to a close, the ant is busy stocking up supplies for the winter ahead. The grasshopper, however, is enjoying the weather and couldn’t be bothered thinking about the cold months ahead. As winter sets in, the ant is nice and cosy, with plenty of food to keep her going, while the grasshopper suffers cold and hunger because he didn’t prepare for the cold season.
This analogy is usually applied to hard work that pays off financially when times get tough, but applied to online dating, the lesson also rings true. Read more
