Marriage and Divorce

Groucho Marx once said “Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.”  But choosing not to get married doesn’t mean you won’t ever go through a painful breakup, it does mean that you won’t have to get a divorce if it happens. Divorce rates are decreasing because marriage rates are decreasing. Many couples decide to live […]

Financial Infidelity

According to an NEFE  (National Endowment for Financial Education) study, a record 1 in 3 American is cheating on his or her spouse. This infidelity is financial, but it can be just as devastating as any other betrayal. From secret credit-card spending on fine dining to luxury items (including clothes and jewelry), beauty treatments (a […]

Amateur Matchmakers

You can earn money being an amateur matchmaker! Marriage Material.co which launched the beginning of 2014 will pay amateur matchmakers for pairing their friends and relatives with the site’s singles. If you see someone whom you think someone you know would be a match, you can suggest they go on a date. In return the […]

Falling In Love

When you fall in love, “liking” and “lusting” are two factors that are in play. Like and lust diminish over time, but at different rates. According to studies, liking declines at a rate of 3 percent a year, while lusting deteriorates faster at 8 percent a year. If you really like the person, more than […]

Tips for Online Dating

Here are some tips to help you improve your online dating success: 1.  Never use demanding language in your profile. Don’t say “must love dogs” for example. 2.  Never talk about previous online dating disasters on a date. 3.  Never schedule the next date at the end of your current date. It makes you look […]

Personal Dating Counselor

eHarmony has a new perk—a personal dating counselor. For a fee of $5,000 you can hire a counselor to help to spruce up your profile, do screen matches and act as an intermediary for potential mates. The site says it’s for people who are “tired of the time and effort necessary to traditional online dating.” […]

Stolen Identity

Unfortunately, identity theft happens every day. Here are some things you can and should be to help prevent your identity from being stolen: 1. It is very important that you check your credit reports on an annual basis. If an ID thief opens credit card and/or bank accounts or takes loans, it will show up […]

New Password App

This weekend security expert Jeremy Rose of London got approval from Apple to sell his new password manager using face-recognition technology. The new app is called FaceCrypt. FaceCrypt costs $5 (with a $7 version using icons) and is the best app of its kind on the market today. It can can be purchased at the […]