Speed Dating is one of the most popular ways to meet a potential partner. At an event like this, single people get together and they switch partners at timed intervals.

A bell is sounded and then they switch to the next position, this is followed by a series of such place changes and people engage in various conversations. Basically these are a series of mini-dates. Any topic can be addressed excluding a person's profession and their address.

This week "The Early Show", an American early morning talk show, held such an event called, "How to Date in 2008." 11 men and woman took part. 8 Minute Dating is the company that organized this event, but the dates were shortened a bit so that everyone could get to know each other over the course of the show.

The organizer of 8 Minute Dating, David Cervini, explained the positive angles and procedures of this type of dating to anchor Julie Chen.

One of the couples actually hit it off quite well and they decided to continue their date after the show. Their tab at a New York restaurant was kindly picked up by The Early Show.

[Via: CBS]

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Jennifer Aniston has newly been hanging off the arm of John Mayer. She shares some of the secrets about how she got a hold of this singer/songwriter.

Firstly you need to make the man work to get you, or he has to come to you. Mayer's past girlfriend Jessica Simpson followed him around like a slave. Mayer is the one who takes time out of his schedule at least twice a week to spend time with Jennifer. Dating advisor Constance Hoffman for upcoming TV show "Why You're Single" says that this is the best advice for any woman hoping to keep a man. She says, "As much as you want to let your fingers do the walking, don't. If he wants to see you believe me, he will contact you."

Another piece of advice to follow is to choose a man a little younger than you. 46-year-old actress Demi Moore is having quite a successful relationship with her 30-year-old husband Ashton Kutcher. Jen is following her fellow actress's steps by giving up on men her own age. Hoffman says, "Jennifer knows that age is just a number and it's time to get to know the person behind the number."

Furthermore playing hard to get is really important, "She isn't rearranging her whole life around John and its making him try twice as hard to be with her," says a source.

Finally public displays of affection are a good thing. Jen has no problem showing her feelings for John in public. Hoffman explains, "Showing affection lets you, him and the world know your feelings."

It looks like Jennifer's newfound rules for dating have really landed her quite a catch and she has managed to turn her own bad luck around.

[Via: OK! Magazine]

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Jude Law and ex-rocker Rod Stewart's daughter Kimberly Stewart have recently been photographed together. They were captured sharing a rather steamy embrace.

Law, the star of "Alfie" was photographed with the young woman partying at a hot nightspot in Essex, England. Night clubbers photographed them embracing passionately.

The Sun newspaper published the photos, where the couple is kissing passionately in the VIP area. Clubbers say, "We couldn't believe it when we saw Kimberly Stewart snogging the face off Jude Law. They were going at it and barely came up for air."

Though Law was not too pleased with having his picture taken in such a situation, he ordered security at the club to get the clubbers to erase the pictures from their cameras.

Sources say, "Two bodyguards then came over to us and snatched the camera out of my friend's hand. They passed the camera to Jude, who then looked through the photos."

Jude Law is the father of four with his former spouse Sadie Frost — their relationship ended in 2003. Later he engaged Sienna Miller, and their relationship ended three years later in 2006, after rumors that he was cheating on her with the nanny of their children.

[Via: SFGate]

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If you've been looking for a reason to exercise, here's something that will definitely help you become active. Fit2Date is a dating service that puts emphasis on fitness and socializing while exercising. They basically tour the country and bring singles together for fitness training. It's both fun and hard at the same time. The training is a mixture of high intensity and anaerobic activities, so expect some huffin' and a puffin'.

The program originates from Australia, but it's coming to the US. Champion triathlete and fitness trainer, Erica French, will lead New Yorkers who want to take part in a 4 week program that will take place at different locations in New York - Central Park and Battery Park. The program will consist of 1-hour weekly outdoor activities where singles will be able to meet other singles who like to have fun while exercising.

She says the quality of men who attend her program restored her faith in the opposite sex.

"They're reliable, they turn up on time, and they're open to new things… I knew such awesome guys were out there somewhere."

Fit2Date offers a "win-win" situation basically because if you don't meet a new partner, you will make friends and have a chance to improve your fitness. Don't forget to sign-up first.

So, grab some sexy fitness outfits and get ready for an intensive experience in every way.

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An Australian university researcher, Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology, has performed a study which shows that relationships started online do not seem to last very long as the people involved already have emotional bonds made before actually meeting face-to-face and usually choose an unsuitable partner. It seems women were especially susceptible to this issues because they tend to be attracted by witty comments and clever emails.

People tend to be less inhibited when communicating online (no direct in-person contact) so they let their guard down a bit too much and sometimes much more easily take things for what they are not. Getting addicted to a rush of online replies, he says, can be addictive, but it's a much better practice to meet in person at an early stage in the virtual dating process. This way any hidden "features" in your potential partner are quickly revealed so you have a much better picture about whether they are the ones you'd like to be with. Building up a fantasy image about someone you've been communicating with online is the worst thing you can do in terms of having a successful relationship later on. Maybe this statement made by Bambling says it best:

"You can never assume things are the way they seem online."

So, there you go. If you're into online dating, these words of advice should be something to pay attention to.

[Via: Reuters]

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