PSYCHOLOGY
TODAY -- Apr 11 -- According to the US Census Bureau 9 in 10 people
will marry but one half of first marriages end in divorce. Between 1970
and 1996, the number of women living alone doubled to 14.6 million, and
the number nearly tripled for men to 10.3 million. One might
guess that there's also a lot of dating going on. Instead, it seems
that the older we get, the less we date. In one study, by social
psychologist Jerald Bachman, Ph.D.,
nearly 50% of 18-year-olds were found to go out at least once a week,
compared with 25% of 32-year-olds. Singles seeking relationships
assess unseen qualities in others based on social price as it is
reflected in actions, body language and verbal communication.
Those exhibiting self-confident assertions of dating standards are
perceived as holding relatively more promise as marriage partners. FULL ARTICLE @ PSYCHOLOGY TODAY

Mark Brooks:
Fascinating. Perhaps it's time OPW broke out a section for
discussion of the psych world and online personals. Your comments
please.