Got single friends? Let me introduce them to my single friends

mmfriend.gifThat's the idea behind the newest dating service down under. Meet My Friend is an Australian online dating service that works on the principle that everyone is six degrees of separation away from someone through some mutual friend or connection. The idea is to bring singles together through recommendations (match ups) from their friends. Nice idea…

The service works like this - friends nominate their single mates for membership (or single people can nominate themselves), but a friend writes their profile. This is aimed at taking the pressure off trying to describe yourself, and lets other singles look at your profile from a unique personal perspective.

Members can link to each others' home pages and form a "virtual social network" (OMG, another social network :) ). They can set their friends up with other singles they deem appropriate as candidates for being their partner. Anyone can post a profile for free to see who they like, or who likes them before they join.

Sounds like something that could work well for many singles out there. If you are a single, sign-up here. If you know singles you want to match with someone, sign-up here.

Oh, by the way, the service just launched today, on Valentine's Day. Nice!

Valentine's Day gifts may effect your relationship

22749008.jpgShopzilla, the shopping site, completed a study which tried to measure and determine the impact of Valentine's Day gift giving on relationships. According to the study, it turns out some 75% of people involved in relationships will be doing Valentine's Day shopping this year, and about 60% feel this holiday holds a special meaning for the future of their relationship, much more so than for established couple (in longer, steady relationships).

"Seventy-five percent of people will be shopping for a Valentine’s Day gift this holiday,” said Helen Malani, Shopzilla’s Online Shopping Expert. "The trick for many of these love-struck couples is to not only find fun, special items, but to also select gifts that are appropriate for the relationship stage they’re in."

The period between the end of the December holidays and early February (Valentine's Day) is the so called "National Break-Up Season". It's the time when many couples re-asses their relationship with the other person, and which, according to the study, ends in break-up in about 40% of the time. Shopzilla goes further to break down couples according to phase and type of relationship…

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