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_Dear God you said that this time you would fulfill my wish!
so for my birthday I want a Unicorn ...

_ don't be too unrealistic my son!

_ OK then I want a true beautiful companion , a woman standing at my side by thick and thin, who will love me even if I am broke,everyday love would grow like a flower, with an increasing understanding, a growing transparency, an everlasting romance and.....

_ OK , OK , no need to add more: I have understood ...
what color your Unicorn?

more of a perplexed, wondering aloud.

I am 38. My profile says something along the lines of searching for 36-49 (I've dated MAYBE two guys younger than me, but generally I run around the 8-10 year older area). And I'm getting early to mid 20s, and 60+.

Really?

I mean don't get me wrong. I am flattered by the attention, and people have all been lovely and nice. Some have been very attractive. A young one is just as cute and sexy as can be... but I was 16 when he was born. I was wild when he was just drawing breath.
And I have a son that is just a few years younger than him (lives with his adopted mom and dad, but still). I know there are cougars, and what not, and that at my age and drive, I probably need a younger man to wear out... but I'm not sure I can wrap my mind around THAT young. He'd have to be very mature intellectually and emotionally and have some charisma/chemistry in order for me to be able to let go.

And the older ones? Gentlemen. I am a female of appetites and I am telling you, I will not be responsible for your heart attacks.

I hope everyone is having a grand Saturday night/Sunday morning.

Hugs!

How do you know that someone is the one?

Is it the butterfly in your stomach every time you meet him? Or the smile remembering the good times shared? The laugh over his silly jokes?

Or the endurance to stay though you have no clue of where it's going and yet you stay and believe in it?

Mind sharing your thoughts and experience?

Researchers have found that there may be some truth to the perception that women are attracted to “bad boys,” but maybe not for the reasons you might think.

According to a study from The University of Texas at San Antonio, when it comes to procreation, nice guys really do finish last.

Kristina Durante, an assistant professor of marketing at the university, set out to answer the question of why women choose bold and dangerous “bad boy” types as opposed to reliable, stable partners.

From her research, Durante found that the hormones associated with ovulation influence women's perceptions of men as potential fathers.

"Previous research has shown in the week near ovulation women become attracted to sexy, rebellious and handsome men like George Clooney or James Bond," she said. "But until now it was unclear why women would ever think it's wise to pursue long-term relationships with these kinds of men."

As part of the research, women participants viewed online dating profiles of either a sexy man or a reliable man during periods of both high and low fertility. They were then asked to indicate how helpful they thought the man would be in regards to tasks like caring for a baby, shopping for food, cooking, and contributing to household chores.

The study found that, near ovulation, women thought that the sexy man would contribute more to these domestic duties.

"Under the hormonal influence of ovulation, women delude themselves into thinking that the sexy bad boys will become devoted partners and better dads," Durante said. "When looking at the sexy cad through ovulation goggles, Mr. Wrong looked exactly like Mr. Right."

In another study, women interacted directly with male actors who played the roles of “sexy cad” and “reliable dad” once during ovulation and again at low fertility. Again, ovulating women thought that the sexy cad — but not the reliable dad — would contribute more to childcare, but only if she were his partner.

"When asked about what kind of father the sexy bad boy would make if he were to have children with another woman, women were quick to point out the bad boy's shortcomings," Durante said. "But when it came to their own child, ovulating women believed that the charismatic and adventurous cad would be a great father to their kids."

"While this psychological distortion could be setting some women up to choose partners who are better suited to be short-term mates, missing a mating opportunity with a sexy cad might be too costly for some women to pass up. After all, you never know if he could be the 'one.'"

lot ppl here too shy or stuck up because u r new an got new pic up some ppl just shy an sooner text or social media a pic

Take a few minutes from your day to watch this. You'll feel a lot better afterwards. Promise.

Wondering Why is it hard to find a friends here? I have made friends request , emails ..trying to start a friendship , or some kind of relationship with others ..but nothing .
Is it because I'm Iraqi ? Maybe people are afraid to start any connection with a person living in this unstable & confusing country .
It is not that bad guys ,It is not what the media shows . True we are experiencing hard conditions but life must & will go on.When a bombed car hits a place in Baghdad , after hours you'll see a convoy of cars celebrating a weeding with music & dances . We must have hope for future cause without it there is no life .
I was living in US for awhile & found the people very nice , friendly & helpful ..but in the net it is different . don't know maybe becuase of scammers or unreal people that make them afraid ? ...don't know .

Can anybody tell me
Thanks

Happy Mother's Day to all those beautiful mom out there I hope u all have a magnificent day an I hope u enjoy it to the fullest an may God give u d strength an health to go on an be that awesome mother u r an also happy Mother's Day to those fathers out there who is playing a mother role big up to ur self

Women are more likely than men to initiate divorces, but women and men are just as likely to end non-marital relationships, according to a new study.

"The breakups of non-marital heterosexual relationships in the U.S. are quite gender neutral and fairly egalitarian," said study author Michael Rosenfeld, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford University. "This was a surprise because the only prior research that had been done on who wanted the breakup was research on marital divorces."

Rosenfeld's analysis relies on data from the 2009-2015 waves of the nationally representative How Couples Meet and Stay Together survey. He considers 2,262 adults, ages 19 to 94, who had opposite sex partners in 2009. By 2015, 371 of these people had broken up or gotten divorced.

As part of his analysis, Rosenfeld found that women initiated 69 percent of all divorces, compared to 31 percent for men. In contrast, there was not a statistically significant difference between the percentage of breakups initiated by unmarried women and men, regardless of whether they had been cohabitating with their partners.

Social scientists have previously argued that women initiate most divorces because they are more sensitive to relationship difficulties. Rosenfeld argues that were this true, women would initiate the breakup of both marriages and non-marital relationships at equal rates.

"Women seem to have a predominant role in initiating divorces in the U.S. as far back as there is data from a variety of sources, back to the 1940s," Rosenfeld said. "I assumed, and I think other scholars assumed, that women's role in breakups was an essential attribute of heterosexual relationships, but it turns out that women's role in initiating breakups is unique to heterosexual marriage."

Perhaps women were more likely to initiate divorces because, as Rosenfeld found, married women reported lower levels of relationship quality than married men. In contrast, women and men in non-marital relationships reported equal levels of relationship quality.

Rosenfeld said his results support the feminist assertion that some women experience heterosexual marriage as oppressive or uncomfortable.

"I think that marriage as an institution has been a little bit slow to catch up with expectations for gender equality," Rosenfeld said. "Wives still take their husbands' surnames, and are sometimes pressured to do so. Husbands still expect their wives to do the bulk of the housework and the bulk of the childcare. On the other hand, I think that non-marital relationships lack the historical baggage and expectations of marriage, which makes the non-marital relationships more flexible and therefore more adaptable to modern expectations, including women's expectations for more gender equality."




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I have to laugh about the claims of some dating sites having real members or verified profiles.
Sniffing out a new member here, I found the same photo on a handful of bogus LinkedIn sites, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, an Italian dating site and a few not worth mentioning.




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