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  • Maria Bello Viral Piece Becomes New Book

    Maria Bello Viral Piece Becomes New Book

    Maria Bello was recovering from a life-threatening illness in 2013 when she made a discovery that changed her life: She was in love with her best friend, a woman named Clare.

    Maria Bello had already had a son, Jackson, with a man. They were no longer together, but he was certainly a part of her life. But the feelings she had for Clare were absolutely there. It wasn’t until her son asked her point blank about it that she admitted to it. His response floored her.

    “Mom, love is love, whatever you are,” her son Jackson told her.

    That proverbial mouths-of-babes utterance laid the groundwork for a written essay from Maria Bello that blew up into a viral sensation that year. It was called “Coming Out As a Modern Family” and was published in the New York Times column “Modern Love.”

    Maria Bello started reading through journals she had kept over the years, from the time she was 13 years old. “I thought I was going to take a walk down memory lane and instead I started uncovering these pieces of myself and asking myself questions,” she says.

    “I realized at the end I have no answers for anyone, I just continue to have questions,” says Bello.

    Somewhere along the way, she realized that it was far more important to live honestly about who you are, to admit that relationships change sometimes.

    “I think that to live honestly, to accept that relationships are fluid and constantly changing and so are our families, and to be honest about it as opposed to trying to hold onto something or keep it in a box is much more healthy.”

    Now Maria Bello’s essay that launched it all is the basis of a longer book from her called “Whatever…Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves.”

    In her new book Maria Bello examines the myths that so many believe about partnership—that the partnership begins when the sex begins, that partnerships are static, that you have to love yourself before you can be loved, and turns them on their heads. Bello explores how many different relationships—romantic, platonic, spiritual, familial, educational—helped define her life. She encourages women to realize that the only labels we have are the ones we put on ourselves, and the best, happiest partnerships are the ones that make your life better, even if they don’t fit the mold of “typical.”

  • Ariana Grande: Why She and Jai Brooks Split

    Ariana Grande has one less ‘Problem’ these days and it seems it’s Jai Brooks. She and the 19-year-old attempted a second chance at love starting in May and it ended with a colossal fail.

    “Jai’s too immature for her,” a source says. “He was too self-involved also and yes, she’s a total workhorse. All she wants to do is make meaningful music, focus also on family and helping her mom and Nona get through her grandpa’s death.”

    Young love and its accompanying disappointments are painful. It’s likely even worse when one has to live out that heartbreak in the public eye. Fans expect their idols, like Ariana Grande, to smile and wave, and go on stage and sing as though they haven’t a care in the world–when inside their heart is aching.

    Ariana Grande posted a rather mysterious message about love on Twitter Monday.

    It certainly seems like Ariana is ready to heal–both from the loss of her beloved grandfather and from her broken romance. She essentially called Jai out for his lack of support.

    On the same day Ariana Grande poured her heart out in a tweet, Jai Brooks tweeted a short message, too.

    It is reported that Jai Brooks simply wasn’t there for Ariana Grande. He apparently didn’t attend her grandfather’s funeral and has been no support to her during her mourning period.

    The former Sam & Cat star is undoubtedly learning that some guys simply don’t know how to give. Jai Brooks wasn’t around when Ariana Grande needed him most. Relationships need to be reciprocal and when that doesn’t happen they simply don’t work.

    The young singer will certainly bounce back from her heartache–and hopefully soon. She has droves of fans who love and support her.

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  • Julianne Hough Talks Past Relationships In Redbook

    In the August 2014 issue of Redbook magazine, Julianne Hough dished on her past relationships, including her failed three-year relationship with Ryan Seacrest.

    Hough, 25, and Seacrest, 39, dated from 2010 until 2013 when they decided to go their separate ways. “Every relationship, there was nothing wrong or bad, but there was nothing right,” Hough, who is currently dating hockey player Brooks Laich, said of her past relationships. “I had one foot out because I didn’t want to get hurt. And I didn’t say what was on my mind because I didn’t want to ruffle any feathers. I needed to be perfect.”

    Hough explained that while vacationing with her family, she had an epiphany about why none of her relationships were working. “I had this epiphany when my family went to a six-day seminar [last November] about creating your own destiny,” she explained. “I learned so much about myself and why my relationships didn’t work that by the end I was on a high. I was seeing a couple people, but immediately [starts pretending to text guys], ‘You are nice, but this is going nowhere.’”

    Not long after her vacation, a mutual friend set Hough and Laich up on a date. “The next day my Curve costar introduced [Brooks and me]. It couldn’t have been a better time. We’ve been open and honest from day one,” Hough said. “Now I’m not holding anything back, because I’d rather get my heart broken than never know what it is to be completely, madly in love. If I had been this open in my last relationship, who knows?”

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  • Kate Hudson On Relationship With Matthew Bellamy

    Despite going through a rough patch earlier this year, Kate Hudson and her fiance Matthew Bellamy are determined to work through their problems.

    Hudson appears on the cover of the May edition of Self magazine, and took the time to talk to the publication about her views on relationships, explaining that they are hard work.

    “Relationships are the most challenging things,” Hudson explained. “It’s where you do the most work in your life. You come face-to-face with yourself, and if you can deal with realizing we’re all flawed, accept it and work with it, you might have a really amazing, lasting relationship.”

    Hudson also explained that you have to be happy with yourself to be happy in a relationship, and happiness takes practice. “I think happiness is a practice,” Hudson continued. “But not the sort you find in self-help books, where you smile and have a vision board. You’re fooling yourself to think that’s how you’re going to find it. I love the idea of a gratitude journal, but there are times when mine turns into a venting journal. Not so grateful, just a big ol’ vent!”

    Hudson’s parents Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been together over thirty years, and Hudson hopes to have a relationship like theirs, even though she knows it takes a lot of work and isn’t easy. “If I look at my parents, who’ve been together thirty-something years, I’d say no matter what they’ve been through, they share similar values and really like each other,” she said. “It sounds easy, but it’s not.”

    Romantic relationships are not the only ones that are important to Hudson. She cherishes her frienships with her girlfriends as much as she does her relationships with men. “My mom once said something so poignant to me: ‘Honor your female friendships, because men can come and go, but when we nurture our relationships with women, they can be forever.’ I really believe that,” Hudson said. “My girlfriends are so important to me. They’ve been my rock-solid foundation.”

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  • Alexis Bledel: More Details Emerge On Her Relationship With Vincent Kartheiser

    Alexis Bledel: More Details Emerge On Her Relationship With Vincent Kartheiser

    Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser met on the set of Mad Men in 2012 and the rest is history. Well, the rest would be history if the two would ever talk about their relationship. They apparently don’t like to talk about it much. Fans of the power couple want to know more and that may have forced Kartheiser’s hand in a recent interview.

    Speaking to Vulture, Kartheiser gave fans a little tease of what it was like when he was first started working with Bledel. The two were filming quite a few love scenes together, but the sparks weren’t flying at that point. In his own words, they kept it professional at first – “We were completely professional. We never saw each other out. We never—it was nothing, it was just work.”

    Despite their professionalism, the cast and crew saw sparks where there were apparently none before. Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner says that he gave Kartheiser a little nudge in the right direction, but won’t take credit for the two hooking up:

    “Honestly, they’re a really good match. They’re both very down to earth, with a sense of responsibility and strong family ties. And they’ve been acting since before they can remember, which makes for a very special personality. It’s not just that I thought they would look cute together.”

    Despite the small tidbits coming from Kartheiser and the crew of Mad Men, Bledel herself has been very mum on her relationship with Kartheiser. She’s definitely not the kind of personality to sing from the hilltops about her relationship with her official Twitter account being all but abandoned. Her last tweet was made on July 4 last year and her Instagram account hasn’t been updated since January. Her Facebook fan page is also woefully outdated. You could make the argument that she’s just busy, but it might also be that she just doesn’t like the spotlight outside of her roles in television and film.

    Even so, she can’t keep all the details of her relationship hidden. Back in March of last year, Us Weekly revealed that Bledel and Kartheiser had gotten engaged. The two haven’t announced a formal wedding date, however, and probably won’t to avoid the unwanted attention it would receive. After all, celebrities are people too.

    Fans can catch Bledel and Kartheiser together in the final season of Mad Men currently airing on AMC. The second episode airs tonight at 10 p.m. EST.

    Image via HallmarkHallofFame/YouTube

  • Alan Thicke Will Not Air Son’s Separation On Show

    Robin Thicke’s father Alan Thick has a new reality series called Unusually Thicke, which will be aired on TVGN.

    However, Alan explains that Robin’s dirty laundry will not be shared on the show. He said that Robin may check up on him from time-to-time in short cameos, but that is all.

    “You won’t see his drama,” Alan said. “You’ll see a couple of appearances, cameos by Robin checking up on me. Of course, I’m happy to exploit him as much as possible,” he continued with a laugh. “He’s clearly an important part of the family and good enough to participate a little bit.”

    Robin and his wife Paula Patton announced their separation back in February. “We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time,” the couple told PEOPLE in a joint statement.

    The couple met when they were teenagers and then married in 2005. The welcomed their first, and only, child Julian Fuego in 2010. Alan said that he hopes Robin and Paula will make the decision that is best for both of them and their son. “I hope whatever they decide to do will make them both happy,” Alan said. “That’s the key thing. You want your kids to be happy. They’re strong, smart and talented people and they’ll make great decisions.”

    Alan explained that his new show, which premiered last night, is not like most sitcoms. “It’s real people in real situations that are happening in our lives but we’re layering it with a sort of sitcom format,” Alan said. “The dialogue is improvised but we know where we’re headed.”

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  • Twitter Use Could Damage Relationships, Shows Study

    Social media is a wonderful new technology, keeping distant friends and relatives from across the world connected. However, being constantly connected is something that humans have not evolved for, and the unintended consequences of being socially connected at all times are only now becoming apparent.

    A new study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking has now linked social networking, and Twitter in particular, with relationship difficulties. The study shows that excessive Twitter use could damage romantic relationships and spur conflict related to Twitter usage.

    The study looked at over 580 Twitter users, surveying them about their Twitter use and any conflict in their current or previous romantic relationships. Researchers found that the more active study participants were on Twitter, the more likely they were to experience conflict with their partners over their Twitter usage. Twitter usage was also correlated with disastrous relationship outcomes such as cheating, break-ups, and divorce.

    “I found it interesting that active Twitter users experienced Twitter-related conflict and negative relationship outcomes regardless of length of romantic relationship,” said Russell Clayton, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. “Couples who reported being in relatively new relationships experienced the same amount of conflict as those in longer relationships.”

    Clayton had previously examined the effect of Facebook on relationships. In that study he found that newer couples were more in danger of Facebook-related conflicts.

    “Although a number of variables can contribute to relationship infidelity and separation, social networking site usage, such as Twitter and Facebook use, can be damaging to relationships,” said Clayton. “Therefore, users should cut back to moderate, healthy levels of Twitter use if they are experiencing Twitter or Facebook – related conflict. Some couples share joint social networking site accounts to reduce relationship conflict, and there are some social networking site apps, such as the 2Life app, that facilitates interpersonal communication between partners.”

  • Woman Suffers Disorder, Monitors BF’s Every Move

    You’re dating the love of your life; sometimes you have your ups and downs – certain quirks that you put up with and accept because you absolutely love one another. Perhaps your heart was severely broken before, so you safeguard yourself by knowing exactly what your husband does through every digital footprint he leaves, making sure there is no doubt whatsoever of pure loyalty.

    Such is the case with Debbi Wood, a 42-year-old woman from Dunoon, Arygll who makes sure her boyfriend (to which she’s adopted his surname), Steve Wood, 30, takes a lie detector test every time he leaves the house.

    “Even if Steve pops out for 15 minutes to buy a pint of milk, I make him take a lie detector test as soon as he gets home,” Debbi said.

    “I get so worried that he’s been eyeing up the shop assistant that I just have to know the truth.”

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    Not only that, but Debbi checks Steve’s phone, email accounts, and bank statements several times a day, making sure there is no hint or any signs of cheating. Debbi – who started dating Steve back in 2011 – has even forbid him from viewing women in magazines and on television. Childproof filters on Steve’s mobile phone and laptop prevent him from viewing risqué photos of women, as well as block out television programs that feature women.

    “I think he’s gorgeous, but that’s not the issue – it’s about whether or not I can trust him not to look at other women while he is out on his own. I don’t want him thinking they’re hot.”

    Before she moved to Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire in late 2010, Debbi lived in the US where she suffered a severe backlash from a failing relationship which ultimately traumatized her. According to The Daily Mail, the past breakup shook Debbi up so much that doctors have diagnosed her with Othello Syndrome, a type of psychological disorder that sparks delusional jealously which usually involves heavy monitoring and control of one’s partner.

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    Regarding her disorder, Debbi said: “I’m relieved to finally know what’s wrong with me but I still have a long way to go.”

    “I’m lucky my partner is so understanding – others might not be so fortunate.”

    (Pictures via Facebook, Medavia)

  • Kim Mathers Reconciliation with Eminem Unlikely

    Eminem has once again rose to national prominence with the release of his newest album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and the album’s hit song, “Rap God.” While many are praising the song for its lyrical mastery, one of Eminem’s most personal and insightful songs is being overlooked. When Eminem released The Eminem Show in 2002, it flew off the shelves and went on to become the best selling album of 2002. The hit song on this particular album was “Cleanin’ Out My Closet,” a song in which Eminem lambasted his mother’s parenting and lifestyle choices: “But how dare you try to take what you didn’t help me to get / You selfish b*tch; I hope you f*cking burn in hell for this sh*t.” However, in a new song entitled “Headlights,” Eminem shows signs of forgiveness and reconciliation with his mother, stating “In what verse, my Mom probably got it the worst, the brunt of it / But as stubborn as we are, did I take it too far, Cleaning Out My Closet / And all them other songs, but regardless I don’t hate you / Cause Ma, you’re still beautiful to me, cause you’re my Mom.”

    Perhaps that is why so many people were eager to believe the latest news from the pop-culture world that Marshall and Kim Mathers were seeing each other once again. The couple, who have been dating since they were teenagers, were rumored to once again be infatuated with one another by Kim’s mother, Kathy Sluck: “They get along better than ever… She has been clean all these years, she just takes care of her family. She’s doing very well… I think they might [get back together], they get on better than ever.”

    Adding fire to the rumor was Marie Hartter, the grandmother of Eminem’s adopted daughter Whitney (the child of Kim and another man): “They will probably grow old together one way or another, as much as he says he hates her in his music, he loves her that much too, I feel. I think it’s kind of like throwing gas on the fire. I’ve always felt that that was each of their one true love. I think they met very young, they were together a lot of years, I don’t think she’s ever been with anyone for as long as she’s been with him, whether it’s off and on.”

    However, Hartter would also go on to state that “As far as I know they’re not together..”, a sentiment that was later echoed by a spokesman for Shady Records: “Marshall and Kim continue to maintain a great friendship and share in the parenting of their family.”

    The tumultuous nature of this online rumor parallels the tumultuous nature of Eminem and Kim’s relationship over the years. The couple first decided to give marriage a try in 1999, 4 years after the birth of their first daughter, Hailie. However, that relationship would only last for around 1 year. The couple then decided to give marriage another go in 2006; Marshall and Kim got married in January but finalized their divorce in December.

    The rocky nature of their relationship has also been no secret. In his 2000 album The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem released a song entitled “Kim”, in which he fantasized about killing his former wife due to her drug abuse and infidelity. The song was so explicit that it had to be left off of the clean version of the album entirely. Despite his vicious call for her death, Eminem also expresses his love for Kim throughout his musical career as well. In his 2005 album Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem fantasizes about a quaint, idyllic life with Kim and his daughers: “That’s when I wake up, alarm clock’s ringin’, there’s birds singin’ / It’s Spring and Hailie’s outside swinging, I walk up to Kim and kiss her / Tell her I miss her, Hailie just smiles and winks at her little sister”. And on his 2010 album Recovery, Eminem professes his commitment to Kim despite their differences: “Hailie this one is for you, Whitney and Alaina too, / I still love your mother, that’ll never change, / Think about her every day, we just could never get it together. / Hey, wish there was a better way, for me to say it, / But I swear on everything, I’d do anything for her on any day.”

    So while Kim’s mother may not be lying and sees her daughter with Eminem with some frequency, it is most likely as platonic as it seems. Eminem may be considered one of the more visceral and offensive mainstream rappers, but one cannot overlook his self-aware lyrics and ever-increasing maturity that has been expressed throughout the years. If Eminem says that he and Kim “could never get it together,” odds are they never will.

    In the end, stop making something out of nothing, world. Kim and Eminem are not getting together, and for rap-lovers, perhaps that is for the better; Eminem has always spit his best game when he is p*ssed off at something.

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  • Online Dating, Ex-Stalking on the Rise Says Pew

    Pew has just published a pretty expansive study on “dating digitally,” where they look at shifting views on online dating and looking for love on the internet. The main takeaways are that people are more increasingly turning to online dating sites to help them find a partner, but that it’s still not a totally accepted form of matchmaking.

    Oh, and more people are using Google and Facebook to keep tabs on their exes – but you probably already knew that. Stalker.

    According to Pew’s research, 11% of Americans have personally used an online dating site. While that only represents just over a tenth of the population, it also represents a huge increase from 2008, when only 3% of Americans said they had used such a site.

    And among these online daters, actual dates and even long-term relationships are becoming the norm. 66% said that they have gone on a real-life date with someone they met online, and 23% said that online dating has led to a serious relationship or marriage. As you may expect, online dating is most common among the younger demographic.

    It’s not just instances of online dating use that are on the rise, but the public’s general opinion on the practice is also trending progressive. Pew reports that 59% of those surveyed agree with the statement “online dating is a good way to meet people,” up 15% from 2005. Only 21% of those surveyed still held the view that using an online dating service was a sign of desperation.

    Pew’s study also revealed that dating isn’t the only relationship-oriented activity that people are increasingly using the internet for. The internet also comes in handy when the relationship goes south.

    Almost a quarter of Americans now Google their exes (still much less than how many Google themselves), and nearly one-third check up on them via Facebook, Twitter or some other social network. When you focus on those aged 18 to 29, those numbers increase dramatically:

    Also:

    “Additionally, 29% of internet users with recent dating experience have gone online to search for information about someone they were currently dating or about to meet for a first date. That is more than double the 13% of such internet users who did so when we last asked about this behavior in 2005.”

    Smart.

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  • Heartless, Lazy, and Probably Pretty Useful App Constructs Your Breakup Texts for You

    As a human being with at least some pitiful excuse for a heart, I feel that I’m inclined to instruct you not to use this app. Ok, now that’s out of the way – Hey guys, check out this incredible new app!

    It’s called BreakupText, and it pretty much does as advertises. It’s an app that constructs breakup texts so you don’t have to. Breaking up via text is pretty low on the respectable ways to break up list, and I don’t even know where breaking up with a text you didn’t even write comes in on that list. I guess it’s like sending out a get well card that you didn’t write….Let’s just face it – we’re all a bunch of insincere monsters and this app is probably pretty useful, ok?

    “BreakupText makes it easier than ever to end things with your significant other. No more awkward conversations or phone calls. With BreakupText, you can end your relationship in just a few taps,” says the app’s creators, Digg GM Jake Levine and Texts From Last Night co-founder Lauren Leto.

    Here’s one of the messages that BreakupText autogenerated for me to use to break up with my wife (no, I didn’t send it. I’m not suicidal):

    Hi, I know you expected to make it to our next anniversary. Maybe beyond, who knows? There was that one night we named our maybe-babies. That was cute. You’re cute. But it’s over between us. We’ve drifted apart. It’s not just your impotency, it really isn’t. And no, this isn’t about that girl at work. It’s us. Ever hear the song Cape Canaveral by Conor Oberst? Of course you haven’t, that was one of our issues. Anyways, we’ve like that. A poltergeist love. And I need at exorcism.

    When choosing how BreakupText will construct your breakup message, all you have to do is answer a few simple questions – about the gender of whom you’re breaking it off with, whether it was serious or casual, and what type of excuse you want to use. Those options are ‘I lost interest,” “I found someone else,” and “I was eaten by a bear.”

    That last option generates quite the text. I won’t ruin the surprise.

    If you’re interested, the app is now in the App Store for $0.99. Use it how you wish, but I hope it will be used for comedy more often than for a serious breakup. I guess I have that much faith in humanity – although I don’t really know why.

  • Chris Brown Car Crash Reveals That He Might Be With Karrueche Tran Again

    Chris Brown is in the news again, but this time it’s for a car crash.

    TMZ reports that Chris Brown was involved in a car crash on Tuesday after rear ending a Mercedes in his Range Rover. The accident occurred in Los Angeles near Toluca Lake.

    Brown proceeded to exchange insurance information with the woman behind the wheel of the Mercedes. She will probably be able to fix what little damage was done to her car and then some.

    This isn’t the first car crash that Brown has been involved in this year. ANI says that Brown crashed his Porsche into a wall back in February. Fortunately, this crash doesn’t appear to be anywhere near as bad.

    Of course, there’s more to this than just the car crash though. TMZ is also reporting that Brown was driving with Karrueche Tran – a fling from his past. Brown just recently broke up with Rihanna in April for what seems like the ninth time. It wouldn’t be too surprising to learn that he was with an old flame again.

  • If You Have to Break Up, Doing It with a Song Is Pretty Cool

    Jonathan and Ivory are ending their 5-year relationship. Very, very publicly. In fact, they are ending it with an original song posted on YouTube.

    The video was posted by YouTube user Jonathan Mann, who is no stranger to posting music on YouTube. Here’s what he had to say about the track:

    “Yes, it’s true folks. Ivory and I are splitting up. It’s really sad. I’m really sad. I think you may have been able to tell in some recent songs. It’s going to be a hard road ahead for me, but I know that this is the right decision and that eventually we’ll both be happier in the end. I just want to say, thanks for being out there, watching my stuff and commenting and sending me messages. Your support and love during this time of crisis in my life means so, so much.”

    If you’re going to break up and you have a lot of friends that you think deserve to know, there’s probably no better way to do it than with a catchy little song.

    [via BuzzFeed]

  • Facebook Is Making It Hard For Us To Move On

    Breakups are always a hard pill to swallow. You were intimate with a person for a number of months, maybe even years, and it all falls apart. Most people would normally just move on with their lives and forget about the relationship. Unfortunately, Facebook is making that very hard to do.

    New research has found that Facebook, and probably social media in general, makes it hard for us to move on from past relationships. Staying friends with a past partner online constantly exposes us to their life. Sooner or later, somebody’s going to start Facebook stalking an old flame. As it turns out, Facebook stalking is unhealthy for you.

    A healthy breakup involves the two persons emotionally distancing themselves from each other. This allows both persons room to breathe and time to clear their heads. Staying friends on Facebook, however, only serves to keep a person emotionally invested in the life of a former lover. They won’t get over the breakup and continue down a sad dark path that inevitably leads into a bottle of their preferred alcoholic drink.

    Now, this wouldn’t be that big of a problem if only a few people took part in the pity party that is Facebook stalking. The research, however, found that almost half of those surveyed stayed friends with ex-partners on Facebook. Those who remain Facebook friends experience poorer breakup adjustment and personal growth compared to those who do not.

    It should be noted that not all people are the same. I’ve observed people who breakup and then immediately rekindle a normal, healthy friendship with their former partner. Sometimes, there’s no hard feelings in love and war. Those who were already emotionally dependent on their partner, however, should refrain from contact for at least a few months.

    Facebook connects us with the world, our friends and our lovers. That being said, It’s important to remember when you should block those distractions and just spend some time by yourself. You’ll be healthier in mind and body for it.

    [h/t: The Telegraph]

  • Pro-Tip For Guys: Never Give Your Girlfriend A Fake iPhone

    Is it weird that all the Apple news comes out of China? It seems that Chinese manufacturers have more to say about Apple products than the California-based company does itself. It also seems that Chinese citizens are far more rabid for Apple products than their U.S. counterparts could ever be. Case in point: some people are willing to die over them.

    Kotaku reports that a young couple in China’s Sichuan province had been in a few fights recently. The most recent fight was over the boyfriend’s inability to buy his girlfriend an iPhone. She reportedly said, “All the other girls had one, I deserve one too.” That kind of behavior can never be healthy for a relationship, but the young man bit the bullet for the one he loved.

    After work the next day, he went out and bought her a brand new iPhone. Obviously, she was delighted until she realized that she lived in China and half of the electronics are fake knockoffs. The iPhone she was holding was indeed fake and the boyfriend was probably stupid enough to think she would fall for it.

    This is where things get weird and dangerous. Upon learning that the iPhone was fake, she took to the top of the building to commit suicide. She reportedly screamed that her boyfriend was a liar and that a combination of deceit and fake Apple products made her life not worth living.

    Fortunately, the young woman didn’t die. She did, however, attempt to murder her boyfriend. Upon hearing that his girlfriend was going to jump, he ran to the roof to save her. She returned his worry with attempted murder by grabbing a brick to hopefully crush his head to a pulp. The police stopped her before any of the potential events could transpire, but it must have been a crummy day for all.

    This is a story that reminds you that electronics and shiny toys are just that – toys. They are not worth dying over and they are definitely not worth killing somebody over. Sure, it was a crummy move by the boyfriend to buy her a fake iPhone, but she is equally at fault for losing her mind over a phone.

    In short, guys shouldn’t buy their girlfriends fake products as presents. People can generally tell the fakes apart from the real ones. People in general, and the woman in this case, should just be happy they have someone to share time together with. A relationship defined by an iPhone is not going to last.

  • Your Friends Hate You On Facebook For The Same Reason They Hate You In Real Life

    Sitting down at your computer for a quick round of Facebook unfriending can be a painful, satisfying, or gloriously cathartic experience. Sure, every now and then its sad to virtually delete someone from your life – especially if they once meant something to you a long time ago. Friendship is strange, and it can change in a matter of weeks or months. Facebook, of course, is far different from “real life.” There’s no way that friendships online could have the similar trajectories as friendships offline – right?

    Well, a study from Cambridge University on the “loosing of friends on Facebook” suggests that there’s really not a whole lot of difference between why relationships end on Facebook and how they end offline.

    The researchers start off by suggesting that most studies have pointed to an extreme difference in the dissolution of friendships on and offline.

    “Self-reported data seems to suggest that Facebook relationships end for reasons different than those associated with dissolution of real-life relationships. Such an assertion has, however, never been quantitatively tested,” they said.

    What they found through their analyzation of over 34,000 Facebook relationships is that the reason friends “break up” on Facebook has to do with several factors similar to why they break up offline.

    We consider 34,012 Facebook relationships and study whether their decays are impacted by the four factors (Sections “Method” and “Results”). We find that a relationship is likely to break if it is not embedded, if it is between two users with a considerable age difference, and one of the two individuals is neurotic or introvert.

    The “embedded” thing has to do with the commonality of the two people’s groups of friends. Do they run in the same circles, basically.

    The researchers also found that your Facebook friendship is more likely to survive if you share another female friend.

    “Relationship[s] between two individuals having a common female friend is more robust than that between two individuals having a common male friend”

    Not listed as a factor in friend dissolutions: annoying political statuses and a plethora of baby pictures.

    [via AllFacebook]

  • Jenny McCarthy Excited About Relationship with Brian Urlacher

    Jenny McCarthy’s dating habits are always good for quick gossip. Over the weekend, I’m sure the most asked question amongst the young, hip, and connected was “Is Jenny McCarthy really dating Chicago Bears player Brian Urlacher?” Although rumors were circulating a few weeks ago that she had been dating the professional footballer, it would seem that the two are, in fact, a couple. For the time being, anyway.

    A close friend told the Chicago Sun Times that she “has really fallen for the guy. He’s such a man’s man, the most macho guy Jenny’s dated or been involved with for a long, long time.” Previously, McCarthy dated funnyman Jim Carrey, though that relationship ended famously in 2010. Since then, the former Playboy Playmate has been connected to sports agent Paul Krepelka, though that pairing appears to have come to a conclusion, as well.

    McCarthy is a fan of the strong, silent type? That’s news to me. If this is the case, why her relationship with Carrey lasted for so long is truly anybody’s guess.

    The couple was seen at a number of locations over the weekend, including RPM Italian, Studio Paris and Board Room. However, despite these public appearances, McCarthy isn’t ready to spill the beans just yet. However, she has told friends that she is extremely “giddy” about the prospects surrounding her new beau. When she’s ready to officially share her joy with the entire world, chances are you’re going to hear about it.

    Do people who spend a lot of time on Twitter care about McCarthy’s latest relationship? Of course they do! A selection of interesting responses to this throwaway story — both good and bad — have been included below.

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    Kevin Plantz    Why is the #1 trend on Yahoo about Jenny McCarthy dating a football player? People need to get a life. But seriously, she’s dating me.(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Katelynn Bui    Brian Urlacher Had Dinner with Jenny McCarthy in LA: BR5+(image) 2 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Kevin Moore    Saw Jenny McCarthy trending and thought, “Maybe she apologized for misleading people on vaccines.” Fat chance. Just stupid relationship BS.(image) 8 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto