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Online Dating: Everything You Want To Know (SP)

May 20, 2013 in Dating, Marriage, Relationships, Technology

This post is sponsored by eHarmony Australia I was recently given the opportunity to interview Sarah Mason, PR and Brand Manager at eHarmony Australia. Being unfamiliar with dating websites myself, I met the Viking through my brother, I thought I’d turn it over to you guys, our readers, to find out what you wanted to know. Here’s what Sarah had to say. Hi Sarah! It’s fantastic to have this opportunity to ask you a few questions my readers have always wondered. Great to speak with you. So tell me, what rate of success do you have? eHarmony has been available [...]

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28 Is My Scary Age

May 2, 2013 in Gender, Health, Parenting, People, Pregnancy & Birth, Self

When I was 18 years old I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and told I may have difficulty when I came to trying for kids. Up until then kids had been a footnote in the plan I had for my life. I was happily cruising along, fresh out of high school with a steady (dickhead) boyfriend, planning to head into modelling, acting, singing and all the rest of it. So the doctor looks me straight in the eyes, ”This does not mean you will never have kids, but for your best shot you should have the first one before you [...]

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Why I Care New Zealand Voted in Favour of Marriage Equality

April 18, 2013 in Dating, Family, Gender, Health, Human Rights, Marriage, Mental Health, News, People, Politics, Relationships, Sexuality

I’m sure you would know by now New Zealand has voted in favour of marriage equality, winning at 77 to 44. If you haven’t already heard about this, you can read all the details here, but I had to share this news with you even if you already know, purely because I am just so excited and so proud of the country my father is from. Well done New Zealand! I can’t explain how much this news has meant to me. Equality is something I am incredibly passionate about, whether it be discrimination based on race, gender, on gender identity, [...]

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I Want Your Approval

April 9, 2013 in Dating, Family, Friendship, Lifestyle, People, Relationships, Self

Is there someone in your life you always go to get advice from? Does this person’s opinion matter to you? Has it gotten to the point that their approval of whatever you are doing is required before you do it? I would love to be able to say that I’m not like that. Well actually for the most part I’m not. There isn’t one person that I just need to have their advice on something. I tend to ask a few people and then go from there. And as far as approval goes, I really couldn’t care less. I’ve finally taught [...]

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Working The Midnight Shift

April 5, 2013 in Anecdotes, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nutrition, Society, Stories, Work

This post is a true story and contains some swearing and drug use. I slouch into work, clutching a pack of cigarettes in one hand, and a bag of takeaway Chinese in the other. The receptionist I am taking over from grins at me altogether too cheerfully, and I grunt at him. “Aww, don’t be like that!” he smirks. “It’s all very well for you,” I snap back. “It’s Friday night and you’re probably off to get totally hammered before crawling back here tomorrow.” He grins even more cheerfully. “I sure am!” “Yeah, yeah, fuck you,” I mutter, shoulder barging [...]

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Marriage: I’m Just Not That Into You

March 27, 2013 in Lifestyle, Marriage, People, Relationships, Religion, Self, Sexuality, Society

Like many other girls, when I was young I would picture my wedding. There was the white dress, the flowers, the bridesmaids, and sometimes even the groom. The thing is; I never thought I would actually get married. I always assumed I would feel different when I was older. It’s never happened. In fact, I’ve become almost adamant that I never want to get married. I would like to preface this piece by saying that I love weddings. Seriously. I LOVE them! Seeing a couple stand up and affirm their love for one another is a beautiful thing. And there [...]

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How I Became Somebody That You Used To Know

March 19, 2013 in Anecdotes, Dating, Marriage, Relationships, Self, Stories

We all heard the song. It struck a chord with so many. They knew how it felt to have someone turn their back, to have someone leave. The moment I heard it, I thought of you. I pulled up at his house one Friday night. Walked in using the back door, sat on his bed. We had some movies to watch, and dinner to arrange. What was the plan for the night, what did we want to do. I sat on the edge of the bed as he sat at the computer. The room was dark, as always, musty, and [...]

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Dumped! The Internet Date (NSFW)

February 27, 2013 in Dating, Fiction, Friendship, Sex

Holly and Carla were sitting in Russell’s bedroom. Normally this would have been an exciting and unusual occurrence for Russell, but he was too busy connecting to the URL Blake had given him the day before. “OK…just connecting now…” “There they are!” exclaimed Holly. “Oh, gross!” said Carla, covering her eyes with her hands, but still somehow managing to peak through her fingers. On Russell’s laptop, in full HD glory, they could see a live-stream of Blake and his date. Blake was naked, tied to a bed, face down. His date was dressed in kinky black latex and long boots. [...]

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We Take Valentine’s Day Too Seriously

February 14, 2013 in Dating, Marriage, People, Relationships, Self

It’s Valentine’s Day today. But I’m pretty sure you already knew that. It would be pretty hard to forget, with all the posts on Facebook, tweets on Twitter and signs and specials all over the shops. Valentine’s Day seems to have people divided. It’s the couples vs the singles. The couples say it’s a beautiful day, an expression of love. The singles say it’s a Hallmark holiday and that it’s rubbish (generally speaking). I fall somewhere in the middle. I think the idea of Valentine’s Day is lovely, it’s a nice day for people who are crushing on someone to [...]

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Dumped! Two Old Friends

February 13, 2013 in Dating, Fiction, Friendship, Humour

When Holly was eleven, she thought she was the most popular girl in primary school. She had heaps of friends, and she invited them all over to her house for a special birthday party. She wore her prettiest dress, all frilly pinks and blue lace. She loved the attention, and she loved being with her friends, but most importantly she knew Billy Jackson was going to be there. They had been “going steady” for a few weeks now. He would walk her to school, and then walk her home…they would eat a sandwich in her kitchen (made by her mum), and [...]

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