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Gone are the days of fancy dinners for first dates. These days, singles are opting for something more low-key. Seventy percent of singles say they’d be open to having their first date at a fast-food restaurant, according to a recent DatingNews.com survey of 1,500 single U.S. adults ages 18 to 61. Here’s why Wendy Walsh, …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, The Associated Press has learned. Four people with direct knowledge of the matter told the AP about the policy, which was put into …
You know things are getting bad when people are breaking up and cannot stay together because of how tough it is to find a good job these days. We saw a lot of this during the 2008 recession lots of unemployment lots of divorce lots of family issues and it seems like it’s happening all …
A Spanish-Dutch artist is set to marry an AI hologram this summer, with the groundbreaking union ushering in a weird new era of human-robot relationships. Alicia Framis will marry her holographic partner, AILex, who was trained from the profile information of her previous romantic partners, according to a press release from the artist’s publicity team. …
via news.com.au: “I know I’m not supposed to be looking at guys in the gym. I know I’m not supposed to be picking up people in the gym. But it’s the only place I go where there’s men at – so give me a break.” Her latter comments seemingly addressed the trend of women filming …
via NYPOST: Eren Kartal seems too good to be true — the blue-eyed heartthrob is ambitious, manicured, loyal, and best of all, he doesn’t come with “baggage.” But here’s the catch: Kartal doesn’t exist. In fact, he’s a virtual boyfriend created with the AI chatbot software Replika. Those willing to drop $300 could have their own build-a-beau, just like …