It is becoming ever more apparent that we are experiencing a recession. With the prices of gas at an all-time high, people are having to cut back on their spending.

Most people are more worried about losing their jobs than going on pricey dates. Even couples that have been together for a long time are letting go of their "date night," and staying home instead to save a few dollars.

A traditional date at a medium-priced restaurant can end up costing about $60. While a night at the movies can be nearly $100, when considering the price of tickets, snacks, and beverages.

It is useless to dwell on the bad side of things - it is better to get a bit creative. One excellent idea is to go on a "bookstore and coffee" date. This is good for a first date and a long-term relationship date. You simply go to a larger book store with your partner and have a look around. You can find out a lot about a person by seeing which subjects they are interested in. You can find something that interests the both of you. Afterwards, you can get a nice coffee over which you can talk about all that you have read.

Sometimes keeping things simple can take the most creative energy.

[Via: EastValleyTribune]

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A year ago Laura Sessions Stepp, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, released a book that chronicled the new teen hook-up culture. According to Stepp the dating world of the past has been replaced by the "hook-up," which is only a casual physical experience instead of actually going on a date. This includes kissing to intercourse, but there is no emotion or relationship involved.

Stepp claims that teen romance has died.

However, San Francisco teens and twenty-year-olds say that this is not true. The name of the game has changed but instead of "dating," they "go out." If things between a couple start to get on the serious side, they will announce it online and become official on Facebook.

Many teens will not get together with someone that they have not gone out with.

Stepp disagrees, she came to different conclusions when she researched her book, "Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love, and Lose at Both." She felt that many teens were coming together with friends or acquaintances into their college years.

[Via: ContraCostaTimes]

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About five years ago Victoria, 33, of Christchurch felt that a lightbulb had a switched on in her head and that it was about time to find "the One." She was going through a few life changes and she felt that it was about time to change the fact that she was alone.

"Internet dating was quite a good way of meeting fellas because they were not available anywhere else."

She did not find what she was looking for right away. "I met quite a lot of interesting guys and it helped me decide what I did and didn't want (from a relationship)."

Other than being stood up once, she found that the dating experience was fairly positive.

She was also very careful and tried to stay safe, by always telling her friends where she was going. "I didn't meet anybody I thought was really weird - they were fairly nice guys but I was careful to meet in a public place and tell people where I was going."

She went through a few dates that did not draw her interest. Until she met Chris, 32. "Then I got this really nice email from a guy who looked normal. There wasn't any weirdness and we liked talking about the same sort of things."

After meeting for coffee three years ago the rest became history. They got married in April of 2007.

[Via: Stuff.co.nz]

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GuardianAngelDating.com is an online dating service set up specifically for the purpose of bringing together singles who are in uniformed service both in the US and abroad.

Internet webcam and online chatting now happens between the UK and Iraq and US and Afghanistan.

Even though there are many online dating sites aiming at this audience, GuardianAngelDating is addressing the special needs of servicemen and women and focusing on them as a special dating group. Some of the advanced features are:

• Groups
• Group Message boards
• Group Events
• Live chat-rooms
• Personal Instant Messenger with webcam and audio
• Advanced search
• Video Uploads
• Embed You-Tube Video
• Advanced fraud detection and safety

The site will have Groups, which anyone can join or create, based on their own interests. So, if you're in the service and wish for a more direct way to communicate with your sweetheart, or someone new, than GuardianAngelDating may just be the answer for your needs. Calling all services - military dating, police dating, firefighter dating, nurse dating and all civilians wishing to date someone in uniform! It's free to join.

See press release for more.

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Daisy de la Hoya, Rock of Love 2 hot babe, seems to be heading for an adventure with Tommy Lee, after previously having been seen with another rock star Dave Navarro. Pamela Anderson may still have something to say about this… Additionally, Daisy has also been reported to be seeing a man from the United Arab Emirates.

In case you are still wondering who Daisy de la Hoya is - she was one of 20 who fought for Bret Michaels' attention on the VH1 reality dating show series "Rock of Love 2".

It's been reported that Tommy Lee and Daisy De La Hoya are now an item with Pamela Anderson out of the picture. Daisy denied this through her agent and said the two are just friends…

[Via: National Ledger]

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