Lighter side of relationships

Masturbation way to relieve stress not to cause mental illness
by theranger 2005-11-20
In 1758, the Swiss physician Simon-Auguste-Andre-David Tissot wrote that masturbation was the principal cause of mental illness. His views became the standard until the 1960s. Tissot led many to believe that masturbation caused blindness, hysteria and mental illness. In fact, “masturbation is a great way to relieve stress, it also is a great way to mediate anxiety.”

Grandma makes living as “romance specialist”
by AP 2005-11-19
What’s a 51-year-old grandmother doing at a sex convention? Barbara Waters says she’s a “romance specialist” and put braces on her kids’ teeth by selling lingerie. She’s one of the exhibitors at this weekend’s “Sex and so much more Show,” at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Comfort Foods: Women Like Sugar, Men Meat
by AP 2005-11-18
Comfort food for women often means snuggling up with tub of mint chocolate ice cream to wallow in their blues. But for men, comfort foods serve as a reward when life is looking rosy. It turns out women are slightly more likely to eat comfort foods high in fat and sugar like cakes and ice cream — along with a hefty serving of guilt, loneliness and depression. Men are more likely to turn to soups, pasta and steaks as a reward when they’re feeling upbeat.

Man marries mother-in-law
by Ananova 2005-11-07
A Romanian man has surprised his family and friends when he decided to divorce his wife and marry her mother. Laurentiu D, 27, from Focsani, had been married for only three months when he asked for a divorce. A couple of months later he married his former mother-in-law, who is 45.

Want To Buy House That Comes With Bride?
by DenverChannel 2005-11-01
Deborah Hale is selling her $600,000 brick bungalow in Washington Park on Ebay. The home was built in 1910, has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a tanning bed and a hot tub. Furnishings inlude a big screen TV, lawn tools and a lawn mower. To sweeten the deal, Hale is including herself in the sale.

Love still evades Bosnian – 162 wives later
by Independent 2005-10-24
Nedeljko Ilincic, 75, from Milosevac in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said he first got married when he was 15 and since then it has been “just one wife after another”. “I may be getting on a bit, but I’m not ready to give up on love just yet. Another 100 marriages would probably calm me down.”