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Christmas Breakups: Why Most Breakups Occur Before Christmas and How to Avoid Them

Christmas Breakups: Why Most Breakups Occur Before Christmas and How to Avoid Them

Breaking up is never fun. Breaking up right before the holidays is just horrible. However, research has shown that a peak time for break-ups occur right before Christmas. Back in 2008, David McCandless and Lee Bryon created a chart to illustrate the peak break-up times. They used more than 10,000 Facebook status updates to determine when people are most likely to break up. Besides spring break,… [Read more]

25 Gifts You Must Get for Your Girl this Christmas

25 Gifts You Must Get for Your Girl this Christmas

Image Source: Wikipedia Commons As if the holiday season couldn’t get any more stressful, you have to spend your time and money worrying about what to get the woman in your life. After all, it is the time of year to show her how much she really means to you. Of course, there are things to consider. If you’re only been dating for a month you don’t want to go out and get her a diamond… [Read more]

NOW Concept: Games You Can Get Your Lady to Play

NOW Concept: Games You Can Get Your Lady to Play

Tired of getting dirty looks from your significant other when you take over the television to play Borderlands 2 or Halo 4 for hours on end? Ease the relationship strife in your life by introducing your girlfriend, fiancee, or wife to the world of video gaming. Below are five video games that look past the basic Pac-Man and Dance Dance Revolution fare that she might enjoy. Several of the games… [Read more]

Can We Just Be Friends? Well, Maybe

Can We Just Be Friends? Well, Maybe

It’s a question explored in film and TV, frequently Googled, and now the focus of a study. We’re talking about whether men and women can just be friends. The findings of a  study were published recently in the Scientific American. In a nutshell, the research claims that opposite sex friends… [Read more]

Know Your Rights: How Breathalyzers Work

Know Your Rights: How Breathalyzers Work

The first retail breathalyzer was used by Depression-era women to determine if their husbands had spent the night boozing. Based on the "evidence," she could then decide whether or not to let him into the house. Much more advanced retail devices are now used by both party-goers and law enforcement. How do these breathalyzers work, and are there any problems associated with their use? What Exactly… [Read more]