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Scientists Reveal The ‘Language of Love’

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finding love‘Physically fit’, ‘perceptive’ and ‘passionate’ – the words to a woman’s heart revealed

They may only be words, but the language men use in their online dating profiles can have a serious impact on getting them noticed by the opposite sex.

In a study of 12,000 dating profiles on eHarmony.co.uk, the relationship site identified the top ten words with the ‘D Factor’ – or ‘date factor’ – that were most likely to grab the attention of single women looking for great dates.

The data showed that men who mention some form of physical fitness, or described themselves as perceptive, passionate or optimisticall saw more approaches.

Conversely, women describing themselves as sweet, ambitious or thoughtful were more likely to see men start up conversations with them.

Interestingly the word ‘funny’ saw both male and female dater’s ears prick up, with both sexes ranking it sixth out of the top ten list; showing there are some things men and women do agree on.

And these extra approaches are far from insignificant. Physically fit or perceptive men attracted between 60-70% more interest from women who wanted to get to know them better; whereby sweet, ambitious or funny women saw between 20-45% more approaches.

The study also revealed that women are more interested in what men have to say for themselves, not just their looks – being more likely to consider a man based on his description rather than his picture. Words used on a profile were shown to have a wider impact (-64% to +69%) on women’s decision to approach, whereby this scale was narrower for men (-43% to +46%).

Jemima Wade, spokesperson for eHarmony.co.uk, said: “Whilst the research shows certain words serve to grab fellow daters’ attention, at eHarmony we know that daters are looking for quality dates every time. And that takes more than just a few words; it’s about finding someone with the same values, who instantly gets you.”

Jemima added: “That’s why we worked with the University of Oxford to develop our Compatibility Matching System and employ scientists to keep refining and improving our algorithm to ensure it’s the best tool to help people find that extra special someone.”

The top 10 words with the ‘D Factor’ (female / male)

1. Sweet (+46%) / Physically fit (+69%)

2. Ambitious (+39%) / Ambitious (+64%)

3. Thoughtful (+30%) / Perceptive (+63%)

4. Spontaneous (+30%) / Passionate (+54%)

5. Physically fit (+22%) / Optimistic (+44%)

6. Funny (+21%) / Funny (+38%)

7. Outgoing (+19%) / Spontaneous (+33%)

8. Optimistic (+17%) / Thoughtful (+21%)

9. Hard working (+17%) / Affectionate (+17%)

10. Passionate (+16%) / Outgoing (+17%)

The Best Sex & The City Quotes

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It has been 10 years since Sex & The City was on our screens and to celebrate we have brought you some of the best quotes from Carrie & Co. Enjoy.

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Samantha on oral sex: “Easy?! You men have no idea what we’re dealing with. Teeth placement and jaw stress and suction and gag reflex. And all the while bobbing up and down, moaning and trying to breathe through our noses. Easy? Honey, they don’t call it a job for nothing.”
Stanford: “Puberty is a phase… fifteen years of rejection is a lifestyle.”

 

Carrie: “Saturday night’s dinner came and went with no call from Big. My life was suddenly shit.”

 

Samantha: “Men cheat for the same reason that dogs lick their balls… because they can.”

Samantha: “Did you see that bulge…?”

Miranda: “Um. He was wearing a cup.”

Samantha: “Well honey, his cup runneth over.”

 

 Miranda: “I said no white, no ivory, no nothing that says ‘virgin’. I have a child. The jig is up.”

 

Anthony: “Ugly sex is hot. Some of the best sex I’ve had is with people I can’t stand.”

 

Miranda: “What’s the big mystery? It’s my clitoris, not the sphinx.”

Carrie: “I think you just found the title of your autobiography.”

 

Miranda (leaving a message on Carrie’s answering machine): “Your good friend Miranda has just taken a piece of cake out of the garbage and eaten it. You will probably need this information when you check me into the Betty Crocker Clinic.”

Charlotte: “I read it in a magazine.”

Miranda: “What magazine? Convenient Theories For You Monthly?”

 

Carrie: “I like my money right where I can see it… Hanging in my closet.”

 

Carrie: “I’m 35. 35 is not 25.”

Miranda: “Thank God!”

Carrie: “I’m 35!”

Samantha: “Oh, shut the fuck up. I’m 140.”

 

Miranda reacting to Steve proposing after she finds out she is pregnant:

Miranda: “What are you? Fucking crazy?”

Steve: “That’s your answer!?”

 

Samantha: “Yes. I need glasses and I’m not ashamed. I have a sexy young man who loves to fuck me and I’m fabulous.”

Miranda: “Have you considered putting that on a t-shirt?”

 

Charlotte: “My vagina’s depressed.”

Miranda: (to waitess who asks if she wants anything) “Oh, I’m fine but why don’t we ask Charlotte’s hoo-ha if it’d like a side of fries?”

 

Berger: “I’m sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me.” On the post-it note he broke up with Carrie with.

 

Miranda: “I can’t go. I’m just not ready to be separated from the baby.”

Carrie: “What???”

Miranda: “I’m kidding! Steve took him two hours ago. I’m free, I’m free!”

Carrie: “I’ve spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live?! I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes.”

 

Samantha: “He tried to hold my hand.”

Carrie: “You mean to tell me that Smith is a hand-holder? And to think he once served us food.”

 

 

On always having an orgasm when she has sex: Samantha: “When I RSVP to a party, I make it my business to come.”

 

Carrie: “People go to casinos for the same reason they go on blind dates – hoping to hit the jackpot. But mostly, you just wind up broke or alone in a bar.”

 

Carrie: “And if you would shut your trap, I could tell you that I love, love, loved it! I loved it… Except for one huge problem. You have your leading lady running all over town wearing a scrunchie. A SCRUNCHIE!”

 

Carrie: “Miranda was a huge fan of the Yankees. I was a huge fan of being anywhere you could smoke and drink at two in the afternoon without judgment.”

 

Samantha: “I’m a try-sexual. I’ll try anything once.”

 

Courtney (showing Carrie her book cover): “Let me talk you through it. Blurred background, aah, fast paced city. And you, naked with nothing but your ideas.”

Carrie: “I get it. But, see, no matter how fast paced the city, I always manage to get my clothes on before I leave the apartment.”

 

Miranda: “Whatever happened to aging gracefully?”

Carrie: “It got old.”

 

Miranda: “I once was broken up with by a guy’s doorman: ‘I’m sorry Ms. Hobbes, Jonathan won’t be coming down. Ever.'”

 

Samantha: “It’s my week between waxes. I have three errant hairs and this asshole thinks I’m George Of The Jungle.

Carrie: “Well that’s horrifying.”

Samantha: “And you should see the bush on him. I need a weed-whacker just to find his dick.”

 

Samantha: “Ladies! Seamen, twelve o’clock!”

Miranda: “I pray when I turn around there are sailors, because with her, you never know.”

 

Samantha: “I’m back with Richard.”

Charlotte: “Richard whose death we’ve been plotting?”

 

Samantha: “I think I have monogamy. I caught it from you people.”

Carrie: “Now it’s airborne.”

Carrie: “I used to think those people who sat alone at Starbucks writing on their laptops were pretentious posers. Now I know: They are people who have recently moved in with someone.”

 

Top Tips For a Skin-Friendly Summer

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amandaeliasAmanda Elias, beauty expert and founder of Bravura London has her top tips for a skin-friendly Summer.

1 – The first thing you want to think about is sun protection; the sun is the main cause of premature ageing which can leave your skin dull, dry, wrinkled and with hyperpigmentation (brown spots). Protect all exposed skin with a broad spectrum SPF (protects against both UVA & UVB) of at least 30, preferably a mineral SPF which acts as a sunblock to instantly block the sun’s rays. Look for a product that’s waterproof and don’t forget your lips, ears and the back of your neck. Re-apply frequently.

2 – You may know about cleansing, exfoliating and moisturising your face but do you spend as much TLC on your body? Ensure you exfoliate at least twice a week and if possible, slather yourself daily (after your shower) in your favourite body lotion.

3 – Do you find your skin flushes when you get hot? Keep a refreshing water spray or toner spray at hand to spritz your face and neck when you feel yourself overheating

4 – Avoid wearing perfumes on your skin; when the sun hits the areas of skin that contain perfumes it can cause irritation. Fragrance your hair by spraying your hairbrush then brush through your locks, every time you swish your hair you’ll be surrounded by a beautiful fragrance.

5 – Sun and lip gloss aren’t a good combination, remember the days of people baking in the sun covered in baby oil? Same thing. Get yourself a good lip balm that contains an SPF, you can get plenty that have colour or line your lips with a lip pencil then top with a clear SPF balm.

6 – Parched skin after too much alcohol and sun? Intensely nourish your skin with an oil such as jojoba oil, this non-comedogenic (won’t block your pores) oil is more of a wax and is close to your skin’s natural oil. For sun burnt skin, help the healing process with pure aloe vera gel and apply 3-4 times a day.

7 – Don’t forget to hydrate yourself, to keep your body functioning properly and to aid in the removal of toxins from our body it needs to be well hydrated so be sure to drink 2-3 litres of liquid (sadly this doesn’t include dehydrating substances such as cocktails and coffee) per day.

Beyonce’s Sister Solange Attacks Jay Z

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The world was shocked yesterday when a video showing Beyonce’s sister, Solange, physically attacking Beyonce’s husband, Jay Z, in an elevator went viral. The video is below and it is hard to understand the reason behind the attack as there is no sound. Take a look and tell us what you think.

The video footage was obtained by TMZ and is from inside an elevator in the Standard Hotel. The incident happened in New York after the Met Ball Gala last week. Beyonce later posted a cryptic prayer about relationships on her Instagram feed.

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According to US Weekly, the two sisters flew to Costa Rica very soon afterwards for Kelly Rowland’s secret wedding to her long-time boyfriend Tim Witherspoon. It was a “quick, simple ceremony – only around 30 people,”

Top Wedding Songs

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Choosing your wedding playlist can be stressful, with lots of choice and little time. So, to help get you started here is Frost’s Wedding Playlist. Let us know your thoughts and what you would add. Wedding First DanceHow long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding

All Of Me – John Legend

Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis Presley –

When A Man Loves A Women – Percy Sledge

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

We Found Love – Rihanna & Calvin Harris

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

Ed Sheeran – Kiss Me

Adele – Make You Feel My Love

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Just Like A Star – Corinne Bailey Rae

You’ve Got The Love – Florence & The Machine

Rule The World – Take That

Everything I Do (I Do It For You) – Bryan Adams

You Do Something To Me – Paul Weller

God Only Knows – The Beach Boys

Just Say Yes – Snow Patrol

Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith

Your Song – Elton John

At Last – Etta James

Come What May – Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman

The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye

So Here We Are – Bloc Party

Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls

We Have All The Time In The World – Frank Sinatra

Better Together – Jack Johnson

Happy – Pharrell

Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross

You And Me – Lifehouse

Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden

Heaven – DJ Sammy & Yanou

When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole

Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

I’m Not In Love – 10cc

Your Song – Elton John

Midnight Train To Georgia – Gladys Knight and The Pips

What a Difference A Day Makes – Dinah Washington

My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone

I’ll Stand By You – Pretenders

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

Moon River – Audrey Hepburn

Take My Breath Away – Berlin

You’re Still The One – Shania Twain

I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

 

Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Events At Southbank Centre

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London’s Southbank Centre will host a series of events in June celebrating the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2014.

The first event, an evening dedicated to aspiring writers, will take place on Monday 2nd June. The Baileys Women’s Prize and Grazia Writers’ Evening will be hosted in Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room and will provide budding authors with some of the best advice in the publishing business.

Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2014.

Kate Mosse, Baileys Women’s Prize co-founder and international No 1 bestselling novelist, will chair a distinguished panel who will be sharing their writing tips, giving advice on achieving publishing success and taking questions from the audience.

 

Kate will be joined by Sarah Waters, award-winning author of Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, and The Night Watch, as well as literary agent Felicity Blunt of Curtis Brown; Baileys Prize shortlisted and 2014 longlisted novelist and Picador editor Charlotte Mendelson; and debut novelist Emma Healey.

 

The following evening, Tuesday 3rd June, will see the return of the popular Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2014 shortlist readings.

 

The event, hosted in Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall from 6.30pm, will see this year’s shortlisted authors reading and discussing their work with Helen Fraser, chair of the 2014 Baileys Prize judges.

 

The 2014 shortlist is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for Americanah, Hannah Kent for Burial Rites, Jhumpa Lahiri for The Lowland, Audrey Magee for The Undertaking, Eimear McBride for A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing and Donna Tartt for The Goldfinch.

 

Now in its nineteenth year, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2014 was set up to celebrate excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women throughout the world. It is the UK’s most prestigious annual book award for fiction written by a woman and also provides a range of educational, literacy and research initiatives to support reading and writing.

 

For more information on the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2014 events at London’s Southbank Centre, head to www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk. For ticket information and purchase, visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk

 

Charlize Theron And Sean Penn Win Cutest Couple At Met Gala

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Mario Testino’s Instagram feed was a great insight into the Met Gala, the legendary fashion photographer had one dazzling, glamourous picture after another on his feed. One of the cutest was this one of Charlize Theron and Sean Penn, who are now officially a couple. We particularity love the fact that Charlize looks like she is giggling.

Copyright: Mario Testino Instagram

Copyright: Mario Testino Instagram

Second place went to Beyonce and Jay Z. It was a hard decision but these two always bring the lovey-dovey cute.

Credit: Mario Testino Instagram

Credit: Mario Testino Instagram

What do you think? Do they make a good couple?