While the numbers didn’t increase in the two years between the 2009 and the recently released 2011 Knox County Schools Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, almost 10.7 percent of high schoolers surveyed reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the 12 months before the survey—two years ago it was 11.7 percent. Rose Kennedy looks at what these ...

Taylor Swift and Zac Efron have been the subject of persistent dating rumors lately and the stars are finally speaking out about whether or not they're a couple.

J. Leigh Ward, a Life Crisis Center child therapist, holds brochures on teen dating violence. / MATTHEW S. GUNBY/THE DAILY TIMES Just because there is no physical abuse in your relationship doesn't mean it's healthy.

Check out the best Christian Dating Websites and get a Video Tour of each service. Read our articles to get further dating advice.New York (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 A brand new website for dating services has now opened. ChristianDatingWebsites.org brings its visitors honest reviews and rankings of the Best Christian Dating Sites on the web. Each service that is reviewed comes along with a video ...

ANNAPOLIS -- Getting out of an abusive relationship is complicated enough, but for thousands of teenagers throughout the country, getting out of an unhealthy partnership can be further complicated by seeing their boyfriend or girlfriend for up to eight hours a day at school.

Online dating websites are a success, and that’s the case for a similar site for Edmonton’s non-profit organizations.EdmontonSpaceFinder.ca, launched just over a year ago, is a “space-dating service,” said Russ Dahms, executive director of the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations.It links landlords to groups struggling to find a location for services and programs. Prior to the launch, a ...

A dating website catering to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is doing big business in Alberta.

Barry Diller must be head over heels in love with his online dating sites, which include Match.com. Online dating has prospered, with $2.15 billion spent globally in 2011, according to industry estimates. Match.com, owned by Diller’s IAC, reported 51 percent subscriber growth year-over-year in its latest...

Barry Diller must be head over heels in love with his online dating sites, which include Match.com. Online dating has prospered, with $2.15 billion spent globally in 2011, according to industry estimates. Match.com, owned by Diller’s IAC, reported 51 percent subscriber growth year-over-year in its latest...

THURSDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Teens victims of dating violence are likely to have suffered other forms of violence, such as sexual violence and child abuse, according to a new study.

Online dating services are booming businesses, and the boomers who are joining them are doing so in big numbers. People aged 50 and older represent 25 percent of membership on the popular dating site Match.com -- a 45 percent jump in the last five years, a spokesman said.

Online dating is rough enough when people are all above-board and honest about themselves, their past, their plans and preferences. But, when you throw dishonesty into the mix, it can get ugly fast. No one wants to wind up investing …

New Zealand's single Kiwis have been in an online dating frenzy over the past week, with website FindSomeone predicting today will be the busiest Valentine's Day in its history.

As a psychologist, I have always found the concept of speed dating fascinating. During a series of mini dates, each spanning no more than a couple of minutes, participants in a speed-dating event evaluate a succession of eligible singles. They make split-second decisions on matters of the heart, creating a pool of information on one of the more ineffable yet vital questions of our time--how we ...

As more people turn to online dating sites to meet potential mates, the bad guys are going there, too, but not with love in mind.

Online dating sites advertise groundbreaking technology and sophisticated formulas and state-of-the-art programming to help you find your true soul mate. But does it work?

Ever tried to find love through your computer? Online dating has grown into a large, billion dollar industry over the past 15 years, and has become a mainstream way to meet your future mate. However, a new study, led by Northwestern University Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Eli Finkel, examines the truth behind online dating sites, and the bold claims that science-based algorithms ...

Anyone who’s done it knows that online dating can be a giant pain in the neck. But it works. A new study analyzing 400 academic studies related to online dating found that although it’s far from perfect, it has plenty of advantages. And it has dramatically transformed the way people find mates. Read full article >>

Online dating has become a billion dollar industry and is today a common way for people to meet potential mates - however, a new report written by researchers from Northwestern University and published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest has said that online dating websites fall short of their potential, make several phony claims, but do offer some benefits. Just two decades ago ...

Scientists come out against claims that online dating services can help match soul mates