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Dating Websites: The Biggest Scam on the Internet?

The Internet is the new social medium, the place where people can get together to chat with friends and meet new people. This technological revolution is so huge, that unfortunately it brings in the scammers too, people who just want to rip you off and steal your money.

One of the biggest dating sites on the Internet is just such a scam organization in my opinion. Here’s how it works.

The oldest trick in the book is  for a guy to sign up for a free account, and then a few minutes to a day later he has a “smile” from – you guessed it – the most beautiful woman he has ever seen in his life. Her job is “full time model”.

Yea right. And my name’s Brad Pitt.

The problem is that a lot of people are that stupid. They actually believe that a 24 year old model, one of the most beautiful girls in the world, would actually be interested in an overweight, greying, middle-aged social misfit who couldn’t attract a squirrel at a chestnut roasting. So all hot and exited, the victim tries to send an email to his new found Goddess. Oops. Sorry. Can’t send [...]

Internet Dating: Find a Date

In view of the amount of people currently utilizing the web, it seems logical that loads of individuals are going to identify it as the ideal set up to meet the ideal date. To someone who has not utilized the net for dating before there might be a sense of confusion as to why folks use the online world for dating in the very first place. However an in depth evaluation disclose some very good arguments why someone would want to make use of an online dating web site as a dating resource. Listed here are a couple of great ones. [...]

Self Help and New Age Healing

Here is a transcript of a recent dialogue on an Internet marketing forum. It has to do with new age concepts of being ourselves and what is acceptable for just being ourselves. Can we ever really be our true selves? Do we have a self separate from the society we live in and the other people we come into contact with? Is the self an illusion, as the Eastern mystics have held all along?

Dude #1 wrote: Instead of being “first rate” or “second rate” it is more important that you acknowledge that you are YOU. YOU do NOT have to live up to anyone else’s expectations except your own. It IS ok to be creative, to think outside the square, to be boring, to be a geek, to be rich, to be crazy, to be a genius, to be a garbo. You can’t compare yourself to anybody else because we are all unique. So who cares about ratings???

Me:

I disagree. This is the relativist fallacy, which equates everything as being equal to everything else. It is ok to have certain standards, adhere to certain principles, and to judge others under certain circumstances.

It is not ok to be [...]

Helping Others Help Us

When someone is sad, depressed, feeling anxious or insecure about themselves and in pain, what can you do to help them?

Often it seems that when you try and say something encouraging to someone who is really down, it has no effect. You could become the target of misdirected anger or disappoint. Maybe they feel shame or embarrassment and shut down or turn away from you – change the subject.

It is difficult for some people to accept or hear positive things about themselves because they don’t believe in themselves to begin with. What we know to be true in our mind we sometimes cannot embrace with our hearts.

At difficult times like these it is important to stay positive and encouraging, and to perservere. This eventually lets the person know that you are not just trying to flatter them, but genuinely care about how they feel. When you really care, your heart will be felt in the weight and tone of your words.

Positive, encouraging feedback from others: family, friends, a community, is necessary for us all to feel whole. It helps us realize that we are human like everyone else, that other people are hurting too, and that [...]

Bring Good Fortune With Asian Wedding Favors

Asia is a continent steeped in mystery, tradition, and great history. On this continent everything has deep meaning from the signs of the zodiac to the characters used in written language. If you are a bride looking to bring the mystery and wonder of the East to your wedding, here are several great ways to do so using Asian wedding favors. You may be a native of Asia simply looking to introduce the taste of home, along with your family’s culture, into your nuptials. Or, perhaps you are a bride from abroad who has come to love the culture. In either case, here are some useful tips and suggestions to make your special day unforgettable. [...]