Relationships
‘Car dating’ gathers speed
Hundreds of people seeking love and friendship are turning to a novel new approach - by using their car to help them find their soul mate.
GMTV wedding expert to host Lakeside’s wedding fair
Lakeside Shopping Centre’s annual, hotly anticipated Wedding Fair is taking on a “credit crunch” theme this year, with the help of GMTV’s resident wedding guru – Siobhan Craven-Robins. As the host of this year’s event – which takes place at Lakeside Shopping Centre on 21st and 22nd February 2009 - Siobhan will be offering cost-cutting advice for anyone concerned about the price of planning their wedding.
Bhs offers brides exceptional value
The 2009 Wedding collection from Bhs proves that today's Bride needn't spend a fortune to achieve the ultimate in style and elegance on her big day. This stunningly chic outfit is on sale now for a total of just £100 including shoes.
Where have all the men gone?
A call has gone out this week to find single men of any age. North based dating agency Coco Moon have been inundated with gorgeous women since opening their books last Autumn, but strangely hardly any men have joined, leaving a plethora of gorgeous women just waiting for a date.
Britain is gripped by flood of credit crunch weddings
Britain is poised for a flurry of weddings in 2009, it has been revealed. A survey by Star Jewellers of Hatton Garden indicated that record numbers of couples are planning to get hitched in 2009, and apparently it’s all down to the credit crunch.
Size matters – New study delves between the sheets
Women who are a size eight have more sex than anyone else, according to a recent study. Researchers found that almost 60 per cent of ladies who are a size eight have had sex in the past week. That's compared to a full 50 per cent of size 12 women, but only a third of those who are size 26.
White lies – What we’re really saying at Christmas!
It's that time of year again when the actor in all of us makes an appearance. From pretending we're pleased with another pair of socks, to offering our services in the kitchen, Christmas is a time when we are most likely to say something...but mean something else. Talking the language of Christmas is the challenge.
To have and to hold on to
With more than one in seven people saying that they would consider marrying purely for money, new research reveals that over half of unmarried people (56 per cent) would consider signing a pre-nuptial agreement before getting married, in contrast to over nine in ten (92 per cent) people who have every been married who admit that it ‘didn’t even occur to them’.
1 out of 10 Brits cheated on their partner last summer
trivago, the European online travel community asked visitors in their latest survey what crimes they would confess to during their summer holiday. The survey was answered by 4,773 users and revealed that 11 per cent of British vacationers cheated on their partner.
A date with Coco Moon will leave you shaken, but not stirred!
Dating phenomenon Coco Moon have recently launched an exciting new concept - a unique and less pressurised social event calendar at stylish destinations with single, professional business people in mind.
Match.com notches up 1,000,000,000th connection
Over one billion emails and one billion winks have been sent globally on the match.com site since 2001. To celebrate these major milestones and demonstrate its commitment to keeping members at the heart of the business, the world’s biggest online dating site* is launching the ‘match100’ consumer panel at a glamorous event in central London this Friday.
Big budget weddings continue to boom
Despite recent news of economic gloom, stylish couples planning to attend next week's luxury Designer Wedding Show appear undeterred. The exclusive event takes place this weekend, 10 - 12 October in Battersea Park, London with more tickets already sold in advance than ever before. Visiting brides to The Designer Wedding Show spend an average of £89,000 on their weddings (more than 4 times the national average) and £5,000 on a dress.
Couples more likely to stick together during credit crunch
Despite the impact the credit crunch is having on our finances, it may actually be bringing us closer to our loved ones. Over a quarter of Brits (27 per cent) admit that they are now less likely to break up with their partner as a direct result of the current economic climate according to new research from cahoot, the online bank.
UK's lovebirds are losing their way-and their tempers
Couples planning a leisurely car trip together are likely to find that it ends in tears, it has been revealed. Over three quarters of couples have stopped talking thanks to an in-car row over getting lost. This and disagreeing about directions are the most common reasons for couples arguing in the car when they're supposed to be getting away from it all.
The wedding wonders of the world
Peaches Geldof has just got hitched in one of the top 10 dream wedding spots according to Halifax Travel Insurance. With the recent news of Las Vegas hosting the happy event, popularity of the dream wedding destination is expected to increase even further.