Dating Articles

Commitment can be a tricky business. The more you learn about what it means as an adult, the scarier it can be - and not without good reason. When we first start dating or first fall in love, our concept of commitment is often not much more than a vague fairytale of happily ever after. Society tells us if we meet the "perfect" person, the rest will take care of itself. Humans learn from trial and error however, and it doesn't take very long to realize that relationships are hard work and commitment isn't to be taken lightly.

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Pick-up lines, most often used by men to attract the mate of their dreams, can be amusing, scandalous, cute, funny, scary, and even beautiful. One thing to note is that the content of these oft-maligned lines is actually not that important! According to research pioneered in the 1960's by American psychologist Albert Mehrabian, the content of our speech only accounts for 7 percent of human communication! The tone of our voice accounts for a much larger 38 percent while body language accounts for a whopping 55 percent of the impact of our interactions. What should we glean from this? Well,… more