Farmers across the US are increasingly isolated and work brutally long hours. It can be pretty hard to get a date when you work sixteen hour days and live in the middle of nowhere. Happily, now there is
farmersonly.com, a dating site for "farmers, ranchers, country folks" and the people who want to love them. As one patron
explains, "I don't want to baby-sit some city boy who is afraid of stepping in poop."
posted by onlyconnect
on Jul 20, 2006 -
26 comments
Monogamists have bigger brains. More precisely, female monogamy in bats makes their male partner's brains bigger and their balls smaller, while female promiscuity in another bat species caused males to have huge balls and teeny brains. Can trusting your partner not to cheat lead to greater intellectual greatness?
Via.
posted by onlyconnect
on Jan 25, 2006 -
57 comments
We will flirt for you for free! Virtual Wingman will write a funny email to the hot girl or guy you just met and will try to sweep them off their feet for you. Or apologize to your date for being a boor. Just fill out a
form. Also, totally free.
posted by onlyconnect
on Dec 9, 2004 -
11 comments
Dating website bans seriel shagger. DatingDirect.com kissed Clive Worth buh bye after he slept with over 100 of its female ranks in 5 years and women started complaining that he "lacked commitment." Seems wrong to ban someone from a website for being good at what he does, though.
posted by onlyconnect
on Nov 21, 2004 -
103 comments
Personal ads in the Arab world "Resident of the UAE, 28 years old, high-school diploma, looking for a veiled wife, a citizen of UAE or any other Gulf county. Will be allowed to continue working after marriage."
~ "Syrian, 36 years old, holds a government position, is interested to meet a tall, fair-skinned and green-eyed virgin, Lebanese or Moroccan."
posted by onlyconnect
on Aug 29, 2004 -
21 comments
At
veggiedate.org, "It's even possible to narrow your search to find only macrobiotic nonsmokers, 'almost-vegetarians' who live in Australia or Buddhist vegans." Sweet site with a surprisingly large number of
success stories.
posted by onlyconnect
on Aug 10, 2004 -
21 comments
Tired of engagement news? Break Up News is the place to get the skinny on recently ruptured romances or to announce to the world that you're back in the game. And, if you are, (or have other untraditional news you want to share,) consider
Other Announcements, which offers
greeting cards for calling off your engagement or wedding, moving in together, getting divorced, coming out, and getting your boobs done. (Though not all at the same time.)
posted by onlyconnect
on Jul 30, 2004 -
2 comments
Devirginize Marc dot com In short, up until now, just a few months shy of my 27th birthday, I am a virgin for one simple reason: the dream of making a Web site just like this. Is this what Internet dating has come to?
posted by onlyconnect
on Jul 28, 2004 -
42 comments
Break up stories. NYC blogger
smitten shares her friend's break-up-by-text-message story and invites readers to post their own. Resulting tales of woe (and some that aren't) include: (
1) a "Dear John" e-mail; (
2) he dedicates Robert Palmer's classic "I didn't mean to turn you on" to you; (
3) his mother calls to say happy birthday and btw her son is having an affair; (
4) you find out he has a fiance when she calls to ask who you are; (
5) you break up right after sex while everyone's still naked. Maybe there should be a Strunk and White "Elements of Style" resource for break up protocol.
posted by onlyconnect
on Jun 3, 2004 -
34 comments
Brutally Honest Personals. Hers: "Even though
I run marathons, I still can't lose those few pounds. But I can probably kick someone to death with my legs of steel." His: "When
I do have a job, it's low paying, and credit consolidators take half of what I earn. I'm behind on my rent, emotionally closed, and take medication to treat my depression."
Esquire comes up with personal ads for people who are tired of being excessively positive -- will the trend ever catch on for resumes and college class notes? (Possibly NSFW due to some sexual language.)
via anil.
posted by onlyconnect
on May 14, 2004 -
20 comments
