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Lasting love has no secrets

Barbara and Herbert Schmidt, and Bill and Carolee Waddell are living happily ever after at the Botsford Commons Senior Community in Farmington Hills. Today, they and at least 30 other couples will renew their marriage vows to each other.

Playing footsie in bed. Attending church on Sundays. Sweet kisses and hand-holding. Patience. Acceptance. Honesty. And, always love. These are the little things that make a marriage last.

February 11, 2008

Online dating industry divided over background checks

True.com CEO Herb Vest.  The contentious issue of the moment -- pitting one of the three biggest companies, True.com, against its major rivals -- is whether online dating services can enhance the safety of their clients by conducting criminal background screenings of would-be daters.

NEW YORK — As Valentine’s Day approaches, all is not lovey-dovey in the high-stakes online dating industry.

February 10, 2008

After international romance, Farmington Hills couple clown together

Richard Burrous and his wife Irina have an unusual kind of Valentine's Day story. Their romance crossed an ocean and the international divide between the United States and Russia. The Farmington Hills couple has been married for eight years.

CAROLYN HAX

Take a breather after being dumped, then try again

Dear Carolyn: Is there really something that wrong with starting another relationship right after another one ended? I miss companionship, I want sex, and what good is it to mourn the man who dumped me? His loss, right? -- Virginia The point is that time alone can help people learn what went wrong...

February 9, 2008

NEWS2USE

A mate may be just a click away

Still looking for your special Valentine? If you haven't tried an online dating service -- or you tried one and were disappointed by the number of people more interested in casual dating than serious relationships -- you might want to reconsider.

February 6, 2008

What kills sex in a marriage? Look past the stereotypes

Whether it's low sex or no sex, two new books attempt to dispel the gender stereotype that women have all the "headaches." The Sex-Starved Wife,by Michele Weiner Davis, and He's Just Not Up for It Anymore, by Bob Berkowitz and Susan Yager-Berkowitz, quash the idea that men are always ready for sex.

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