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Why looking for Love on the Internet is a Money-Saver in the Financial Crisis

fiona — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:09:30 +0000

When the financial crisis first struck, everyone was convinced that all kinds of spending would diminish. Obviously, the first thing to go would be unnecessary luxuries, then spending would stop for anything that isn’t an absolute necessity. As it turns out, love is a necessity – such an important one, in fact, that finding love on the internet has become more popular since the beginning of the financial crisis!

More singles are looking for love on the internet as their economic prospects decline. Why? Obviously, many singles who may have been very work focused prior to the financial crisis, suddenly woke up to the fact that work doesn’t answer all their questions.

Some singles actually take economic difficulties during the financial crisis as the main motivation for finding love online, because they don’t want to be alone in these tough times. Here’s why singles feel that looking for love will save them money (according to a be2 member survey):

56% of singles in the UK say the financial crisis had an influence on their decision to look for love on the internet.
37% think they could share expenses with a partner when they find love on the internet. Life as a couple is sgnificantly cheaper than the single lifestyle.
Many singles see the search for love on the internet as the most cost efficient way to find a new partner. 31% think online matchmaking sites are good value for money, compared to offline dating agencies. 35% of Singles think it’s too expensive to go out to clubs and bars to find a partner.
22% of singles who are using be2 say that online matchmaking was a good way to get to know people quickly. After all – time is money!

These are some of the reasons that the financial crisis didn’t have a negative effect on be2. On the contrary, be2’s membership has kept on growing throughout the financial crisis, with no end in sight!

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Interesting Relationship Facts and Facts about Love

fiona — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:37:58 +0000

Even if you are interested in relationships and love, you probably haven’t heard all of these interesting relationship facts yet. From weird to wonderful, it’s amazing what we can still learn about love and relationships…

Over 50% of women in the USA are not in a relationship.
People in a relationship who are happy with their love life live 4 years longer, on average.
In a relationship, people only spend an average of 5 minutes a day in serious conversation.
Love lasts longer in a relationship where the woman is in charge.
50 % of women are not ready for a new relationship until several years after a love ends.

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What is Marriage? Interesting Facts about Love and Marriage!

fiona — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:28:35 +0000

Marriage is… a learning curve
A marriage preparation course has been proven to lower the risk of divorce.

Marriage is… no longer a must
Every US census of the past years shows dropping marriage rates. In 2007 49,7 % of American households were centered around a married couple, down from 52 % in 2007.

Marriage is… a successful institution, despite divorces
75% of divorcees re-marry within 3 years.

Marriage is… no place for deadly sex
Over 50 % of men who die during sex are with a lover or prostitute. Only 25 % die while they are having sex with their wife.

Marriage is… not always a personal choice
60 % of all marriages worldwide are arranged.

>>> What is Marriage? It’s possible for everyone!

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Love Exists!

fiona — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:02:16 +0000

Love exists – in this piece of Spanish graffiti art on a wall in Barcelona….

Relationships in Times of Crisis: Can you Save your Relationship Before it Goes into Recession?

fiona — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:37:37 +0000

If you are worried about the financial crisis, then you now have one more thing to be worried about: you might not only lose your money, you could also lose your love.

If the financial crisis affects you, the result can be a relationship in crisis. Even the greatest love can take a hit in financially difficult times. Many couples are currently experiencing a relationship in crisis, caused by the global financial crisis. Relationship counsellors, divorce lawyers, and real estate agents all confirm the sad trend. Summer should be the time for sun, love, and happiness, but at the moment more couples are fighting and even separating than celebrating a summer wedding. There’s a clear correspondence between the financial crisis and relationships in crisis and that connection is most clearly visible in the pace where all the trouble began.

You might remember the Wallstreet Wives who made headlines last year with their support group Dating A Banker Anonymous. According to their blog, „DABA is a safe place where women can come together – free from the scrutiny of feminists- and share their tearful tales of how the mortgage meltdown has affected their relationships.“

But not only bankers’ relationships are affected by the financial crisis. During financially secure times, the love and marriage industry booms. In safe times, you marry your partner, buy a house, and have children. But not now – the number of weddings is down from previous years. A relationship in crisis is the first visible effect of financial worries eating away at a couple’s personal resources. This leads to quarrels at home, already existing issues will surface, issues that have been glossed over will erupt and cause trouble.

However, at the same time, divorce rates are sinking, simply because most couples in crisis can’t afford a divorce! Even when both parties would like to move on with their lives, find a new partner, and start all over again, the present stagnation on the property market and an unsold house can force them to stay in an unhappy relationship.

If your relationship is in crisis, find out if it can survive the financial crisis:

Are you financially dependent on your partner?

Is financial security more important to you than emotional security?
Was your partner’s job or money one of the main things that attracted you to her/him?
Do you have a very clear plan laid out for where you want to be in 5 years time?
Do you come from a very different social background as your partner?

If you answered more than one of these questions with YES, you might be in your relationship for the wrong reasons and the financial crisis was merely a catalyst for your relationship meltdown.

Ironically, since the beginning of the financial crisis, there is a surge in online matchmaking memberships, so people are looking for new relationships at the very time that many relationships are in crisis. There are two reasons for this:

Singles who might have been taken up with their jobs before the financial crisis are now realising how lonely they are and that they need something more substantial than a career and money to be truly happy.
Recently separated men and women who have come out of a relationships in crisis are willing to give it another try – this time with a new partner who is more reliable.

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The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years, 1978: John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re The One That I Want

fiona — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:14:55 +0000

The best love song of the year 1979:
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re The One That I Want

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!

The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years, 1967:The Beatles – All You Need Is Love

fiona — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:24:38 +0000

“All you need is love” is the motto of our be2 facebook-page, so it’s high time this love song is presented as one of the best love songs here!

The best love song of the year 1967:
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love

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!

Think About This Love Quote…

nathan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:33:35 +0000

…it’s true!

“If you have to think about whether you love someone or not then the answer is no. When you love someone you just know.”

- Janice Markowitz

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The Best Love Songs of the Past 50 Years

fiona — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:33:21 +0000

Our love quotes of the week are so popular, we decided to introduce a new regular feature: In addition to the love quote of the week, we will introduce the love song of the week. But not any old love song, but the best love song of the year for each of the past 50 years. We’ll start in 1960 and work our way forward from there, introducing one song per year each week. We will list all 50 love songs here, as they are published, until we have the complete list by the beginning of next year.

If your favourite love song is not on the list, tell us in the comments which love song you consider the best love song of the past 50 years.

The first couple to ever find love through a computer

fiona — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:35 +0000

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.

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