Father of JonBenet Ramsey and mother of Natalee Holloway

I can see the pair leaning on each other for a common type of support, but doesn’t the idea of a romantic relationship just kinda creep you out?

The mother of missing teenager Natalee Holloway and the father of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey have become friends, the attorney they share said Monday.

“I would describe them as friends who have a great deal of admiration for each other,” an attorney said of Beth Twitty and John Ramsey.

Wood told The Associated Press they “share common interests and concerns related to their children, particularly with respect to the actions of law enforcement and the media in response to those tragic losses.”

Twitty and Ramsey met late last year through an organization that arranges speaking engagements, Wood said.

Twitty has been married twice, separating from George Twitty on Dec. 15. Ramsey’s wife, Patsy Ramsey, died in June 2006 of ovarian cancer.

JonBenet Ramsey was reported missing from her family’s Boulder, Colo., home by her wealthy parents on the morning after Christmas 1996. The 6-year-old’s body was found in the basement. She was strangled.

Holloway, 18, disappeared in Aruba in May 2005 during a trip with high school classmates. Police spent months searching for her to no avail.

Both cases remain unsolved.

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Cheating husbands rather die than confess to gay sex

An Australian survey of married men who cheat on their wives with other men has shown that they would rather kill themselves than confess and risk losing everything.

A University of Sydney study surveyed 240 men who had been in a heterosexual marriage or de facto relationship, while having sexual relations with men.

It also found that men could be putting their health at risk by not telling their doctors about gay relationships.

The survey participants were recruited mainly through the internet, or sex venues like saunas. They all lived in western Sydney.

Over 50% of the female partners did not know about the men’s sexual activities. Most of the men had married because they wanted a family, and believed their sexual feelings for men would go away with time.

If my husband ever put me at risk like this he wouldn’t have to worry about offing himself, I’d take the honors.

I could care less if he wanted to sleep with another man - but get the hell out of my bed first!

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Man painting love message on rock dies after fall

A man climbing a rock in eastern Ohio to spray-paint a love message died after slipping and falling, his friend said.

Arthur Lewis, 21, of Navarre was pronounced dead Wednesday at Akron City Hospital.

Lewis and friend Richard Burkey climbed to the top part of Mackin’s Rock in Tuscarawas County Tuesday so Lewis could paint “Art loves Kaylee,” his girlfriend of more than three years, Burkey said. The rock, south of Beach City, is painted with several other similar messages.

“He was trying reach out further to get her name done,” Burkey said. “He kept saying her name was too long. He tried to reach out further and he slipped.”

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How absolutely terrible would it be to know that YOUR name was the cause of your boyfriends death? What a terrible tragedy.

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Unhooked: The new culture of casual sex

It’s been nearly 50 years since the pill first revolutionized sex on college campuses and though “free love” may be a thing of the past, a new culture of casual sex, known as “hooking up,” has now become the norm.

Author Laura Sessions Stepp chronicles this phenomenon in her new book “Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both.” Here’s an excerpt.

What do guys think is sexy?

Trying to lay down a pat definition of what is sexy is no easy task, from the perspective of either gender. Interestingly when I checked with some female friends and colleagues on this matter—asking what they found sexy in guys—the response was almost invariably “total self-confidence.”

This is apparently not to be confused with arrogance or egotism, but it surprises me that so many women have the same opinion of what they find sexy.It also surprised me that it’s so intangible. Men, on the other hand, tend to judge sexiness primarily by more quantifiable criteria. This doesn’t necessarily mean that men are shallow beasts; after all, if you see someone at a party and have to make a quick judgment about them from across the room, it’s easier to think “pretty eyes” than it is to think “remarkably confident.”

It could just be a matter of efficiency. I certainly don’t think many men find a lack of self-confidence or brains very sexy; it’s just not their chief measurement. It may not be the first thing they look at simply because it’s easier to see those subjectively sexy physical attributes.

Subjectivity is the key.
For every pig out there who would shout “nice rack,” you probably can find ten more guys who would say, “nice blonde girl” instead. Men simply tend to judge potential partners based on appearance at first, but that’s not necessarily how they are throughout the entirety of a relationship. Once a guy gets to know someone he finds sexy at the outset, it’s her inner qualities that will make her even sexier. And you have to agree it’s more efficient, even if it is somewhat dismissive.

The reason that there is no specific definition of sexy, down to colors and measurements in the millimeters, is that the world is full of people, and a lot of them would be out of luck if they didn’t match the standard. Fortunately what sexy is can’t be quantified from person to person. Oh, there are some that almost all of us agree on. Get together with your friends and make Top Five lists. If none of you can agree on anything, at least you can be sure that you’ll never fight over women.

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The Advantages of Online Dating for Women

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There are many reasons for the phenomenal growth of online dating sites and the number of people, men and women of all ages, races and religions who use them as their primary source for meeting people and looking for “the one”.

If you don’t believe me, just ask your friends in the “real” world. If they are honest, most of them will tell you they have or are using an online dating service.

Here are three good reasons why thousands of people sign up for dating services everyday

Why Men Date Younger Women

What does a younger woman offer an older man apart from the obvious boost to his ego that their good looks provide?

Young women have more to offer older men besides looks alone. Many men love the energy they have, the fun liveliness that is usually lacking in their own lives. Even a young girls naive nature can prove very attractive when compared with the cynicism often found in older women. There’s a playfulness — a lack of the seriousness that can sometimes accompany being an adult and having responsibility. And, for some men, there’s the fact that these young girls look up to them — as father figures and as mentors. That, in and of itself, is very attractive.

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