Having become more affordable DNA testing has found its way into modern lifestyles. One of the things it's used for nowadays is related to dating. 58% of respondents in a recent series of surveys felt that DNA tests, used to estimate compatibility and sexual attraction, will become an important part of the overal methods for matchmaking on dating sites.

Nobody likes to have their heart broken, and it is with this idea in mind that DNA testing for dating purposes is perceived as a good tool, which should help ensure everyone a better quality dating experience.

Now, it remains to be said that a person is partly formed according to inherited DNA, but partly from the influence of the environment in which they live, so an average DNA match doesn't necesserrily mean an average dating partner.

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The latest Comscore study shows some intersting statistical results regarding the usage and popularity of online dating sites

PlentyofFish and SinglesNet lead the pack in the number of visits. eHarmony and Match.com, interestingly enough, are lagging behind, but these services are not free, while Plentyoffish.com is. A large number of visits doesn't necessarily mean better quality. After all, if you are going to meet someone, sometimes it's better to spend some money and enjoy a more specific approach to meeting people.

Anyway, it's interesting to see that paid dating services are still in the game. There is some meaning there, so if you are embarking on a search for your soul mate, consider a small budget for paid services, apart from hanging out at free dating spots.

[Via: Mashable]

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If you are a farmer of lead a rural life in the US, this may be an interesting happening for you. Farmfest is organizing a first ever FarmersOnly.com Live on Stage show. Basically, on August 5 at 3 PM, four lucky bachelors and four bachelorettes will be selected from the present audience to answer some questions on the main stage. Questions will be in context with farming and rural life, nothing to tough :). The show has been designed to test a little knowledge and stimulate everyone's sense of humor. Finally, a man and a woman from the selected singles will be chosen by the audience as winners and wil be invited to the Farmfest exhibitor party for a free dinner after the show, at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel. Now if only the two hit it off, that would be great.

All the other contestants will not go empty handed, as they will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to FarmersOnly.com dating service.

Farmers usually work very long hours and have large distances to cover for any social activites, so this event is a great opportunity for these singles to meet others.

With live music from the Great Pretenders, farming singles are guaranteed an interesting evening of socializing and fun.

[Via: PostBulletin]

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The presidential election in the United States is only four months away and according to opinion poles Barack Obama only has a slight lead over John McCain.

However Obama is very much ahead in the poles for a kissing contest.

Dating site Match.com held a non-scientific survey about which candidate would be a better kisser and Obama came out on top.

Darcy Cameron, the director of advertising and marketing says, "While the majority of our member base considers themselves 'middle of the road,' it appears that America is leaning to the left with their lips."

Nearly 1,500 people participated in this online survey which was held on HappenMagazine.com.

Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain the two ladies who actually know about the kissing technique of the two men did not participate in the survey.

[Via: Reuters Blogs]

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A new survey has found that a large number of teenagers in dating relationships have experienced different levels of abuse. Many of them do not even know the warning signs of abuse in a relationship and most parents do not know what is going on in the lives of their children.

Nearly 70 percent of teens under the age of 14 who have been in a relationship says they have experienced some kind of abuse.

Of the youngest teens aged 11 to 12, 40 percent of them say that their friends have been victims of verbal abuse in their relationships and one-in-ten say their friends have had sex.

Older teens are victims to physical abuse and only half of these teens know the signs of abuse in a relationship.

There is even a wave of technological abuse where teens are abused by their partner through the use of pagers, cell-phones and other gadgets.

Experts say that the reasons for these behaviours in the relationships of the young are due to the fact that parents think they know what is going on with their children but do not. Furthermore, children are having sex at a much younger age which us another major cause for this violence.

[Via: CBS News]

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