Cosmopolitan has an article up called, “How To Get Your Ex Boyfriend Back,” by Molly Triffin. Triffin says that “retrosexual romances” are the next big thing. Reconnecting with an ex is easier than ever with a little help from the internet. I have some experience with this myself – I reconnected with an ex via Classmates.com and we dated for a year and a half. The boyfriend that I have now, he’s not a former ex, but he is a boy from my past that I reconnected with through Facebook.
If you’ve entertained thoughts of reconnecting with a love from your …read more

Happy in love can be a good thing for your health. Jealous in love, probably not. Could Facebook be adding a jealous element (and stress) to your relationship?
When I was in college, the Internet was just catching on. There was no Facebook to contend with. I was able to date Facebook-free. It seems less complicated, right?

New research published in CyberPsychology & Behavior says that the more college students hang out on Facebook, the more likely they are to feel jealousy toward romantic partners. Researchers found that students who spent time on sites like Facebook could be exposed to tidbits …read more

This story is disturbing, so be forewarned.
A Petland employee in Akron, Ohio, has been let go from her job at the nationwide pet store chain after allegedly drowning a pair of rabbits in a back room of the store, and then posting the pictures to her Facebook.

Elizabeth Carlisle is shown in the picture holding up two wet, dead rabbits with a big smile plastered on her face. Who took the picture? Her manager, of course. Carlisle wrote in her Facebook:
“[T]he manager took the pic for me. [S]he reminded me that there were people outside as [I] was swearing at them …read more

Facebook is becoming more than just a place to look up old friends and flames. Companies are trying to take full advantage of the social networking mega-site to garner interest in their products and services, and this includes charities that are using it to benefit those they’re committed to helping.

Dogtime.com has set up their own Facebook application to make it even easier and more convenient for people to “donate” to their cause.
The Dogtime.com site itself is a great resource for finding a dog to adopt, and even offers sections and articles on things like dog training, dog breed info, and …read more

Bil-Jac Foods, the producer of super premium dog foods and treats based in Medina, Ohio, has just launched its first Facebook photo contest! Now through the end of July, Bil-Jac Facebook fans will have the chance to view and vote on the 12 finalists of the Cutest Dog on Facebook contest.

Bil-Jac has been collecting hundreds of entry photos for the contest since May via Facebook and Twitter, which were then carefully pared down to 12 finalists by Bil-Jac.
The winner of the photo contest will win a one-month-for-a-year supply of dog food from Bil-Jac and three online coaching sessions from …read more

Last night, I was Facebooking and my friend, Diane put up a recipe for Miso Salad. The recipe has a few of my favorite ingredients in it – Avocados and Edamame. It sounded so good, that I asked if I could share it with you readers. She said sure and explained that she couldn’t remember where she originally found the recipe idea, but that over time she’d adapted it to the measurements and ingredients below.
I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Diane again through Facebook. We went to school together (7-9th grades) until I moved to Southern California to live with my …read more

I read today about an Atlanta football player who assaulted his wife, after she stabbed him in the leg with a pen, following a disagreement about the player’s choice in Facebook friends. The title is “Falcons Player Quinn Ajinnaka Arrested in Facebook Flap.”  Facebook Flap?  So many time something is attributed to Facebook, when really this is more a case of Crazy-Acting Couple Flap.
The article mentions athletic draftees being spied on by potential teams and players forced to leave groups that are deemed controversial. A couple of months ago, I wrote about my new and my ex-boyfriend.  An old friend …read more

If you are a former reader of Dating Dames, then you might know a bit about my ex-boyfriend.
He is currently back with his ex, who is the mother of his youngest child. They were split for a long time, most of two years, unless of course, they were not and he just said that they were. I would not have known the difference – we live in different states and he was the one who traveled to visit me.
He has her listed as “complicated” on Facebook. Not “in a relationship with.” Just “complicated.”  I think that sucks. Either do it or …read more

I have a new boyfriend and it’s a little on the complicated side, because for some reason easy does not seem to be in the cards for me. Maybe that’s so that I will truly appreciate love when it arrives?  I’m not sure, but I do know that I am hopeful and very interested in seeing where this is going to go.
He is an old friend whom I caught up with again on Facebook. Facebook? Really?
I know it sounds silly, but reconnecting with old friends is my favorite thing about sites like Facebook or MySpace. We have spent more hours …read more

Here’s good news for anyone that wants to live a healthier lifestyle: Online networking sites like Facebook can be healthy for your overall well-being. Keeping in touch with friends has always been one way to help stay young and healthy, as the positive influence from having a support system boosts your immunity and state of mind.

We’ve known for a long time that spending time with friends can make you have a better outlook and “may even increase longevity.” But now researchers believe even connecting with friends on social networking sites could provide a similar benefit.
This is great …read more