A woman named "Emily" recently wrote in to a column for The San Francisco Chronicle. Readers of the paper were asked to write in about their salaries. Emily is a female pilot for a major international cargo airline and she earns about 240,000 dollars a year.

She wrote about how she feels about disclosing her salary. "I'm quite comfortable discussing my salary with my friends who are in the airlines." The pilot said that she starts having problems when in it comes to dating.

Emily has been fling since the 70's and is 54 years old. She says, "My very close friends know what I make and I'm OK with that. What does not work is letting a guy I'm dating know what I make. He'll usually feel overshadowed, or intimidated, or otherwise not be cool with it, and that's often the last I see of him. For the same reason, I don't usually reveal that I'm a pilot - I usually say that I'm in flight operations and let it go at that."

She went on to say, "Most guys just can't handle being with a woman who's making it in a traditionally male industry (and probably out-earning them)."

[Via: SFGate]

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Linda and Hulk Hogan have recently split and they are already making news for gossip. Hulk's ex Linda Hogan is creating a scandal as she is dating a 19-year-old who used to go to school with her daughter Brooke and son Nick.

Brooke was really shocked by the whole ordeal and had a bit of a breakdown when she found out about the scandalous relationship.

Michael Yo tried to explain the whole situation on CNN. "It took me off guard, but then again, I though about the Hogans. I've known the guys for four years, ever since they started their reality show, 'Hogan Knows Best.' And what I can tell you is every single one them are great people, from Hulk Hogan to Linda to Nick to Brooke," says Yo about the whole situation.

He goes on to say, "So it seems like everything is falling apart and Brooke is the only stable one now. So, yeas, it kind of took me off guard. And it's just really tough for me to hear people talk about the Hogans that don't even know them, when they're really good, good people making bad decisions, yes. And I don't defend a lot of the things they're doing. But they're characters, they're good people. I can say that."

[Via: The National Ledger]

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Liz Tuccillo, who is probable the best known as one of the writers of Sex and the City, is also the co-author of another hit dating book; "He's Just not That into You." She has now added to her time in the limelight with her new novel, "How to be Single."

It is a book about Julie Jenson a 38-year-old woman who goes on tour to find out why so many women stay single. She travels from Rio to Reykyavik, working on her study and also meeting men and getting her heart broken along the way. Meanwhile, in New York City her friends are also dealing with dating, love, and marriage problems.

Tuccillo says, "Julie is a mouthpiece for a lot of my musings. But unlike her I do not have sex with a prostitute in Brazil." This is a book about girl power with a lot of juicy details, and it emphasizes the fact that you need to love yourself first before you can find "the one."

[Via: CTV.ca]

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From the mouth a musician, dating them is not a good idea. There are many reasons for why musicians are the people you should avoid dating. The only way to have a good relationship with a musician is to keep them from playing gigs.

First of all they are way too sensitive. They pour their souls into the songs they write or perform but this also moves in on their personal lives. They will take everything too seriously and become overly emotional about the simplest topic of conversation.

Musicians have huge egos which need to be fed all the time. If they get the slightest whiff of fame or recognition, they will instantly become full of themselves. Their big heads can become too much for an everyday relationship.

Most musicians at some time in their career will have to take their show on the road. This means that they have to spend a lot of time away from their partner. The only way to avoid loneliness is to go on the road with your significant other, which is too great a sacrifice for many.

There is also jealousy to deal with when you partner is away. The temptations are numerous - partying, drinking, drugs, and the worst problem, groupies. These things are all hard to resist especially when they are always in your face. Cheating is not the only thing to be wary of…

Though it may seem enticing to go out with the hot singer of that great band, there is a lot to think about before you take that step.

[Via: Sympatice@MSN]

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The newest trend on the market is men asking women out via their cell phones. The Mobile Marketing Association did a study where they found that 44% of men between 13 and 34 use their mobiles to flirt or date via text message. It seems to be a good way to avoid rejection with most guys using this as an easy way out. They don't have to pick up the phone, they simply drop you line over the phone.

Though this may not be fun for women, men now have the opportunity to avoid the laughter and humiliation of asking someone out that is not interested.

The downside really affects the ladies. A man without enough guts to ask you out for coffee will probably be just as chicken to ask you to marry him, or something similar. Even worse, he could be just so lazy that it is a job for him to dial a phone. The divorce rate is the only thing that is seeing the upsides of this, now about 10% of women and men use their phones to break up.

[Via: LA Times]

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