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Police: Ex-clerk discounted hardware to woo man

A former home improvement store clerk in West Virginia has been charged with discounting $20,000 worth of merchandise to win a man's heart. Nitro police arrested 20-year-old Katie Lynn Smith Thursday on a fraudulent schemes charge. She had worked at Lowe's.

Now 25, Prince Harry inherits a princely sum

There was to be no birthday party today for Britain’s Prince Harry as he turned 25: The prince is engaged in helicopter training with his army unit. But there was a heck of a gift — a princely inheritance estimated to be worth $15 million.

‘Bachelor’ shows love their lack of romance

“The Bachelor” and its spin-off, “The Bachelorette,” have notoriously bad reputations for creating lasting relationships, even though that's why the ABC reality series supposedly exist.

‘Management’ proves stalking isn’t romantic

I get that there’s a certain amount of leeway we’re supposed to give to romantic comedies, whether it’s believing that two people who meet in a cute but wacky way will almost immediately discover that they’re meant for each other or trusting that two utterly incompatible lovers will overcome the fact that they have nothing in common and then spend the rest of their lives together in bliss.

Summer lovin': Male perspectives in movie romance

During the summer, romantic movies — comedic or otherwise — have usually been just "he said, she said" counterprogramming to all the robots and superheroes blasting the box office. This season, what "he" said is getting more screen time.

Kisses unleash chemicals that ease stress levels

"Chemistry look what you've done to me," Donna Summer crooned in Science of Love, and so, it seems, she was right. Just in time for Valentine's Day, a panel of scientists examined the mystery of what happens when hearts throb and lips lock. Kissing, it turns out, unleashes chemicals that ease stress hormones in both sexes and encourage bonding in men, though not so much in women.

Obama marriage inspires fascination, imitation

She's a busy mother of two and a full-time executive at a film distribution company, but sometimes Susan Margolin can't help it: She Googles Barack and Michelle Obama, not to check on his latest policy initiatives, but to see what they're doing as a couple.

They’ll star you in your own romance novel

The two writers first met in a bar. I wondered aloud how he picked her up. Did he say, “If you were a piece of paper, you’d be fine print”? Or was it a lame attempt like “You must be from Tennessee, since you’re the only 10 I see”?

Scrummy! New novels put the romance into rugby

Romance and rugby — strange bedfellows or perfect match?

Brazilian woman finds fame as McCain's old flame

A former model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being identified as John McCain's lover 51 years ago. Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, says she is the woman the Republican presidential candidate fondly described — though never named — in his 1999 book "Faith of My Fathers."

Two Romance Novelists Win Contest

Two aspiring romance novelists, one a 28-year-old doctorate student, the other a 56-year-old horse farmer, will have books published next year by Simon & Schuster after winning the First Chapters Romance Writing Competition.

Texas Candidate Wrote Racy Romance Novel

The willowy brunette laughed heartily, lustily, as she dismissed the notion that her romance novel full of steamy sex scenes crossed the line into pornography.

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Dating in 2010: resolve to love with your head and heart to make the best relationship choices
Source: Examiner

It's time to leave the drama behind in 2009! Sit down and get clear on the man you need, then refuse to settle for less.

Balancing Sex, Love And Music
Source: flyguychronicles.com

What's Up Fly Guy, I notice that you feature music a lot on your site, so I'm hoping that you can help me. My wife and I have been together for about 5 years now, and we're always playing music when it's time to set the mood.

The 12 Days of Christmas...Movies

The beauty of film is that it affects each and every one of us in many different ways. During the holidays, it's no different.

The Romance of the Old West
Source: Roswell Daily Record

Bernice Ende arrived in Roswell at about 1 p.m. Wednesday with two horses and her dog, part of a 7,000-mile journey which will take her to just about every corner of the U.S. and parts of Canada.

Are first shoes really closer to a girl's heart than her first kiss?
Source: the Mail online

But when it comes to recalling the name of the first person they kissed, just 63 per cent manage it. And while 96 per cent regret throwing out a pair of shoes, just 15 per cent feel sorry for dumping a boyfriend.

Crulety is never true love.
Source: Breaking Midstate News with The Patriot-News

As strong new-millennium women and men, we've become leaders politically, economically, athletically and socially. But one area remains where we too often act as followers: romance.

Polar bears may woo Obama's daughters
Source: Canada.com

I'm not sure about this. The president's daughters are too young to be wooed, even by polar bears. I think it would be better if they just became friends.

3-Iron Movie Review

3-Iron (Korean title: 빈집 or Bin-jip, meaning Empty Houses) is a 2004 artistic film from Kim Ki-duk. Although it is a drama/romance film it is also a piece of art and a masterpiece of cinema. Pure poetry.

10 Insights That Will Help You Flirt with Nerds
Source: marieclaire.com

After my exceptionally fun evening of speed-dating with the nerds, I decided to get in touch with the man who organized and MC-ed the whole event, on Matt Wasowski, AKA "The Boss of Nerd Nite" (as well as the author of the very nerdy book, It's Okay to Like Sports: How Women, Art …

Internet Romance Leads To Attempted Murder, Suicide -
Source: wftv.com

It was an Internet romance and it led to an attempted murder and a suicide in Orlando. Police say a woman, scorned by a man she thought was her online lover, showed up at his Middlebrook Pines Apartment (see map) late Sunday night with a handgun.

New Tricks for (Not So) Old Humans
Source: AARP.org

Would you change your sex life if you could? Would you like to figure out how to have your partner change the strength or direction of his or her caresses? Would you like to ask your lover to do something different or new? You're not alone.

11 Secret Signs He's Into You
Source: MSN

An MSN lifestyle article that discusses non-verbal cues that men use to show affection and commitment.

The Single Most Important Thing in Any Relationship. Do you have it in yours? (Poll)

If you are a single person, you most likely dream of finding the right soulmate, according to all the ideal attributes you have in mind, and according to the needs you require to be fulfilled.

Love Quotables- Chapter 15
Source: flyguychronicles.com

If my words prove incapable of articulating my heart's appreciation for you, then let the words of others inspire a new sense of understanding of just how much you mean to me. Here is Volume 15 of Love Quotables. Enjoy.

How the different gender approaches can get in the way of a good sex life

Often both people in a relationship find that, despite a strong chemistry between them, the sex is a bit of a let down. It is often difficult to explain why and it is also tempting to blame the other partner for not being as expected.

Is Workplace Romance OK?
Source: flyguychronicles.com

"Wow, they're pretty fly. I wonder if I can get to know them without my coworkers getting in my business." Sound familiar? Well it should, as eight million Americans engage in workplace romance every year.

Ireland: Romance tourism booms in matchmaking month | csmonitor.com
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Ireland's tourism industry shrunk 10% this year. But the matchmaking festival in Lisdoonvarna, a small village of only 800, annually draws 40,000 singles and millions of dollars!

Do you believe in love at first sight? Or not? Explain why....

I was thinking about when watching a movie the other day, of course a romance comedy, and i just wondered about this.

Give it up for *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* in 3D! (Viewer response)

Thus far in 2009, I've seen the following 3D movies: *My Bloody Valentine*, *Monsters vs. Aliens*, *Up*, and *Ice Age 3*. *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* is the best of the lot thus far, while *Up* was the most disappointing because it's mostly 2D depth animation.

My date with the world's tallest man Sultan Kosen
Source: Mirror.co.uk

Wanted: Bride for single romantic gentle giant, 26, who'll have you falling head over heels... with vertigo. If this lonely heart sounds like your dream man, meet Sultan Kosen - but be warned, he wasn't joking about the "gentle giant" bit.

Meet Liudmila Quincose, Love Letter Writer
Source: BBC News

With electronic media dominating most modern communications, letter-writing could be a dying art.

The history of man's enslavement

Stage 1: The beginning of human civilization Marriage, sex, bonding happens only between two men Reproductive sex with women at the proper time. No marriage, romance or bonding with women. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Why Do We Stay in our Relationships?

Going through our daily lives, we often find that we've fallen into routine and are essentially living life on "auto-pilot".

What's Romantic about Science?
Source: Slate

The phrase appeals strongly to Holmes, and he expands on it: "Science, like poetry, was not merely 'progressive.' It directed a particular kind of moral energy and imaginative longing into the future.

Bite Me! Why the Ladies Love Vampires
Source: Newsweek

Unless you've been sleeping in a coffin for the last few months—and if you have, lucky you!—you'll know that the hottest genre around is the bloodletter, with vampire-based movies, fan clubs, and, of course, the ever-popular vampire-based paranormal romance literature all com …

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