Matchmaking Site: Now, many find true love online
In December, 26.6 million people visited one or more matchmaking sites, according to comScore Media Metrix, which measures Internet traffic. Bored with the guys she was dating in Grand Rapids, Mich., Karla Shores logged onto an online matchmaking site searching for a little amusement.She wound up finding the love of her life.On a site called BlackSingles.com, she saw a photo of a man named Marvin from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with a "cute face" and similar...
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Singles dislike Chuseok's emphasis on marriage
In a recent survey of single men and women, between three to four out of ten said they were not looking forward to the upcoming Chuseok holiday.According to an Internet matchmaking site dubbed DUO, 36.9 percent of the 631 unmarried subscribers they surveyed, 240 male and 391 female, said they were not looking forward to Chuseok or Korea's Thanksgiving because they did not want to hear the incessant urging of marriage from their family members. The other two reasons most often...
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Teen boys pose as women to lure man to fatal beating
FUKUSHIMA -- A man and three teen-age boys accused of murdering a young man had pretended to be women offering him love so they could lure him into their clutches, police said.Yasuo Kanno, 29, and three boys who cannot be named as they are minors, used a mobile phone matchmaking site to come into contact with 21-year-old Takuma Kanno, who they are accused of seducing into a meeting where they fatally bashed and robbed him. The suspects admit to the allegations against them....
Matchmaking Site: Who wants to marry a CEO?
Gannett News Service MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Liz Kalodner is bright, vivacious and excited about her recent career move to the San Francisco Bay area as the CEO of SocialNet.com, an Internet-based dating service.Problem is, she's also single, nearly 40, and really, really wants to get married.But you lose some credibility if you're CEO of a matchmaking site and longing for a husband and kids. So she didn't flinch when her staff suggested that...
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Judge resigns after sending obscene e-mail from court office
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto -- A judge for the Hitoyoshi branch of the Kumamoto district and family courts has resigned after sending obscene cell phone e-mail messages to a woman from a court office, it has been learned.The 42-year-old judge, whose name was not released, reportedly exchanged e-mails with a woman he met through a matchmaking site, while he was on duty between November 2004 and October 2005. In addition to written messages that he referred to as "virtual SM...