| 1. Step outside your comfort zone and shift your social circle - We all have an acquaintance we promise to make plans with when we run into them, but never do. Actually make the plans and carry them out this time. By getting to know one person outside of your social circle you are opening yourself up to meeting everyone in their circle, increasing your chances of meeting someone you're interested in.2. Attend every holiday party you get invited to, even the ones you normally would turn down - Wh... | One-quarter of single people believe it's OK to tell white lies while searching online for companionship.
That's according to a recent survey by Engage.com, a Web site where singles invite family and friends to play matchmaker. More than 600 single adults answered questions about manners and behavior:
24% said it's OK to tell white lies online. Of those surveyed, more men than women, 30 percent vs. 19 percent, think untruths are OK.
12% disliked the practice of retouching photos.
11% said it... | If you want to help the poor, promote marriage. That’s the finding of scholars like Kay Hymowitz. Poverty is a real problem, even in the affluent United States. The rich-poor gap is deep and wide. But many programs that are created to deal with poverty ignore the very clear roots of the problem.
Hymowitz wrote Marriage and Caste in America, whose findings were recently summarized by Father John Flynn on Zenit.
She demonstrates how the breakdown of the family isn’t just a personal tragedy for t... |
