More than a decade after the Internet revolutionized dating — about two million Americans met their spouses online, by one measure — the sites face a new challenge: keeping these couples together. While most sites started out focusing on dating, they are increasingly using their success in the marriage arena as a marketing tool — making the stakes higher if these unions start to go south.
While many happily married couples say they may never have found a mate offline, there are already indications that meeting a spouse on the Web comes with its own set of potential pitfalls. Some divorce …read more

  This is my grandpa and grandma.
When I was very small I spent a great deal of time with them due to my older brother being so ill.
There were so many nights that I’d have my grandma brush my hair and tell me about the time when she and grandpa met.
Grandma was working in an old time fountain shop when a sailor walked in off the street one day. There was no conversation exchanged other than the typical, ordering, paying and leaving. When grandpa walked out the door my grandmother turned to her friend and said, “That’s the man I am going …read more

I attended a barbeque over at Aldinga Beach last year. That’s where I met Frida. She’s a Greek-Aussie, that’s an Australian with Greek origins, by the way. She looks forty-ish but is actually 60 years old, married to Blondieª a mother of 2 daughters and with 2 grandchildren. She was fascinating.
I was fortunate to be part of the group to whom she relayed her very cute love story.
Frida grew up in a very traditional Greek Family in Australia, which means they’re very conservative and strict. She had 4 other sisters and they weren’t allowed to go …read more

I stumbled on this interested bit that shines a spotlight on both men and women and their abilities to remain faithful to their partners. Check it out and tell me what you think… Be sure to read the whole thing!
Dawn Ricci is an expert who knows something about infidelity. She’s a private eye who’s been in business tailing cheating spouses for 14 years.
“In a three-month period,” Ricci said, “there were 211 women who hired our company to follow their husbands. There were 109 men that we were hired by to follow their wives.”
If Ricci’s business is typical, …read more