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Goodbye Daylight Savings Time, Hello Cuffing Season!

Woman experiencing daylight savings

It’s that time of year again where we are forced to turn back our clocks against our will and embrace darker, colder, shorter days. At least, that is one way to look at it. But what if we considered this time change as an opportunity instead? If you think of this extra hour as a gift instead of a nuisance, perhaps then you could make the most of it.  We really give this time change more power over us than we ought to. The week Daylight Savings Time ends can make many feel so hopeless. The warm weather is behind …

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How Money Influences Infatuation In Modern Day Relationships

Wealthy Couple in City

“’Love is blind,’ I get that, but sometimes love wants to fly first-class,” says Stacy’s father on the new season of Netflix’s hit dating show Love is Blind. We’re still waiting for the conclusion, but— he’s not wrong. When Stacy met Izzy, sparks flew— they got to know each other without seeing each other’s faces, but it becomes clear, as the season goes on, that their tax brackets are radically different, and so are their fundamental values when it comes to finances. In essence, Stacy found herself a man who wants to split the dinner bills with her. As expected, …

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Why Gen Z Women Prefer Dating Older Men

Move over Millennials, Gen Z is the new hottest demographic in town – and they want your men. Well, not all of your men. A new study of Seeking.com’s rising female demographic reveals that Gen Z women have very high expectations for their relationships and their male counterparts are just not measuring up. So as more and more Gen Z women start entering the dating pool, they are skipping right over their peers and setting their sights on men of a certain age: 10-14 years older to be exact.  This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been …

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Might As Well Face It: We’re Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

It’s no secret that love can make us do crazy things. So much art and music has been dedicated to the feeling of falling in love and heartbreak that we all know in our collective consciousness that love is in fact, a drug. But did you know there is an actual scientific reason why love can make us feel so high – and so low? Once you realize that those warm fuzzy feelings are actually dopamine hits, suddenly it all makes sense.  What is “Dopamine”? Dopamine, often referred to as the brain’s “feel-good” neurotransmitter, is a chemical messenger that plays …

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Why Women Can’t Afford To Date Losers in This Economy 

Interest rates, housing, food, oil, and energy costs are not the only things on the rise – so are dating standards. As the next generation of womens become more educated and starts out-earning their male peers, dating in this economy suddenly requires a lot more strategy.  We’ve come a long way since 1960 and while the patriarchy is still alive and well, the foundation is starting to crumble. The modern economy has had a significant impact on the dating landscape. In recent years, women have made significant gains in the workforce, now accounting for more than half of the college-educated …

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Your Partner is the Biggest Indicator of Your Wealth

Seeking Partners

In all things, from business, to love, to the friendships we keep around us,  the choices we make significantly impact our trajectory. Few choices hold as much influence as the people that we date. As the saying goes: behind every successful man, is a woman. But the pendulum swings both ways, and data shows that having the right partner can truly impact your financial future.  Your partner is not just a companion, but an indicator of your potential for future success and wealth. For women especially, the wrong partner can completely derail your life which is why so many women …

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Seeking.com Reveals the Top 25 Cities With Most Eligible Millionaires in North America

When the world shut down, a large transfer of wealth occurred as millions of new millionaires were minted in the wake of the pandemic. In the years since 2020, lots of new money has entered the chat and it’s showing up in some interesting new places. Historically, wealth has been centered in the most populous metropolitan areas like New York, London, and Los Angeles. But a new pattern of millionaire migration has started to emerge since 2020 as more high-net-worth individuals flee expensive cities for greener pastures and better tax incentives.  A recent study conducted by Seeking.com analyzed data on …

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The Barbenheimer Effect – A Clash of the Titans

You’ve heard of it; the battle of Barbie and Oppenheimer, the day in movie-goer history when these two leviathans of cinema were pitted against each other. Barbie: she’s pink, driven, on a journey of feminist self-discovery, and Oppenheimer— well, it’s Cillian Murphy with his dark suits and with his intense gaze, creating the most destructive invention in human history. These two films represent a pair of complete opposites in taste, looks, and just about everything else. The “Barbenheimer” dating trend is a fusion of these two iconic films. This trend celebrates the interplay of contrasting personalities; it’s a learning curve, …

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Top 3 Beige Flags, and Four More to Look Out For

Woman checking for Beige Flags on a dating profile

In 2023, the concept of “beige flags” gained recognition as a way to identify potential warning signs that aren’t necessarily warning signs at first, but are the precursors to those. Similar to their counterpart, “red flags”, which indicate clear and immediate concerns, beige flags represent more subtle indications of potential incompatibility or shortcomings. These flags suggest traits or behaviors that, while not necessarily deal-breakers, can raise questions about a person’s individuality, cultural depth, or openness to new experiences.  Beige flags serve as valuable signals to consider when evaluating compatibility or seeking to deepen honest connections, encouraging us to explore beyond …

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8 Tips on Curating an Insta-worthy Life

Curate Your Life

In the digital age, social media platforms like Instagram have transformed the way we present ourselves to the world. With carefully curated images and snappy captions, users strive to showcase a life that is filled with visual appeal and induces envy with its glamor. From luxurious vacations to exquisite dining experiences, Instagram has become a canvas for portraying an aspirational lifestyle. However, what you see online is not necessarily the truth, and many of these accounts are engineered entirely from a desire for followers, and not out of a genuine experience. In order to create a life for yourself that …

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