Writing letters has now become passé with the recent trend of e-mailing and chatting on popular chat sites making its invasion into our lives. Exploring this phenomenon, ZEENIA BARIA, takes you through the cyber world to help you get connected
We’ve all had pen pals, well, at least most of us have. The thrill of exchanging notes and cards with complete strangers who gradually become friends is something, which has become quite a rare phenomenon today. Although e-mails and chatting have made the... | An increasing number of couples are using Valentine's Day as a springboard to evaluate their love lives. Instead of making up or making out, some couples are breaking up and moving out.
Say goodbye to chocolate, roses and romantic cards, and say hello to tears, slammed doors and broken hearts.
The covers of glossy magazines and the good folks at Hallmark believe that, come Valentine's Day, we get all hot and bothered about romance and relationships. But it seems an increasing number of coup... | Society has a stake in any parent who raises a child out of wedlock. Poverty, drug use, and crime are usually higher in such - mainly fatherless - families. In 2005, a record 37 percent of US births were to single women. Is there hope they will ever marry?
For a decade now, starting with the 1996 welfare reform bill, government has spent millions on the optimistic belief that unwed moms can be nudged to the altar through grass-roots programs that promote marriage (by incentives, not coercion) ... |