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12 Hilarious Breakup Texts

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:03:53 +0000

It doesn’t matter which way we spin it; breaking up stinks. (Unless, of course, you’re the breaker-upper, in which case it’s like a cause for celebration.) Either way, cutting the relationship cord has gotten a bit easier ever since text messaging hit the scene. As it turns out, break up texts can be hilarious. Saying [...]

Breakup Note Left for Cheating Boyfriend Is a Hilarious Scavenger Hunt

Emerald Catron — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:15:18 +0000

Here are a couple life lessons to live by: Always sign out of your Facebook, folks. Oh, and also don’t cheat on your girlfriend. Valuable lessons to takeaway from this deceptively cheerful breakup note peppered with hearts and exclamation points. This scorned woman came up with a fun game for her ex to play, sort [...]

The 10 Funniest 'OkCupid' Memes

TheFW Staff — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:22:27 +0000

Online dating can be a real hassle, and sometimes (read: usually), despite your best efforts, you still attract an absolute creepster. Let’s be frank, if you can manage to find somebody who doesn’t continually sniff their fingers during a meal you’ve gotten lucky. While you’re re-writing your online dating profile for the millionth time in [...]

Here's Why You Don't Try to Impress Your Date With a Fake Mugging

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:59:29 +0000

Men doing foolish things to impress women has been a common thread throughout history. But, for today, we can call Jeffrey Tyler Siegel the king of the fools. The 26-year old Arkansas man wanted to make a good impression on his date. So he hired his friend to pose as a mugger and accost the [...]

Brothers Look for Love on Craigslist By Posing as Centaurs

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:47:38 +0000

Despite possessing many positive qualities, brothers Dave and Mike found themselves date-less for their cousin's impending nuptials.

Having been told by the bride that dates are "mandatory" because she doesn't want them "harassing all of my friends all night" the pair took to Craigslist to find two women -- preferably sisters or friends -- to accompany them to the wedding.

OkCupid Meets Horse_ebooks in Hilarious New Tumblr

Emerald Catron — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:03:13 +0000

What do you get when you combine the randomness of Horse_ebooks with the desperate horniness of OkCupid? This hilarious new Tumblr — Ock_ebooks. Horse_ebooks, if you don’t know, is a well-known Twitter spambot that posts random blurbs of text copied from a variety of sources in order to avoid getting kicked off Twitter. Instead of [...]

OKCupid's Blind Date App Is Pretty Creepy

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:28:54 +0000

While Tumblr’s ‘NiceGuysofOKCupid’ is now sadly defunct, the online dating site OKCupid has gotten even creepier with the release of their new blind date app. This can’t possibly end well. The app is called ’Crazy Blind Date’ and is available for both iPhone and Android. It works like this: the user picks both the venue and the [...]

Brave Man Demonstrates 100 Worst Pickup Lines Ever

Emerald Catron — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:51:46 +0000

Bless this brave, Australian man — he has done a service for us all. Here is a video where he says 100 of the worst pickup lines imaginable to women, with varying degrees of rejection resulting. Hopefully all men will watch this video and never repeat any of these out loud ever again. Also, it’s [...]

Billings Craigslist Survey

Sam Schleicher — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:42:25 +0000

Have you ever used the Billings Craigslist to find a date? We want to hear about it!

"Love Gone Wrong" Story Submission – "Valentine's Day Disaster"

Cat Country — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:38 +0000

It’s Valentine’s Day, so we’ve got one more tale of “Love Gone Wrong” for you. We sure hope your Valentine’s date goes better than it did for this listener, who we’ll call “Tracy.” I was out to a nice dinner on Valentine’s Day with the guy I had been seeing for a few months. Well, [...]

"Love Gone Wrong" Story Submission – "How To 'Treat' Your Date"

Cat Country — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:52 +0000

This story of “Love Gone Wrong” is very short, but we feel that it’s important that every guy knows exactly how to “treat” their date to a fun night out. We’ll call this listener “Chelsey,” and her story explains exactly what NOT to do. During my freshman year at MSU-B, I was asked out by [...]

"Love Gone Wrong" Story Submission – "Marine Mishap"

Cat Country — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:13 +0000

There are a lot of things that go wrong in this next “Love Gone Wrong” story. We’ll call this poor listener “Julie,” who embarrassed herself multiple times in front of some of our nation’s finest Marines. I had a boyfriend that was in the Marines who decided to take me to the Marine Corps Ball. [...]

"Love Gone Wrong" Story Submission – "Medical Mother"

Cat Country — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:35 +0000

This tale of “Love Gone Wrong” could have had a genuinely tragic ending, and we’re glad that everything turned out okay for this listener, who we’ll call “Sherry.” The next time you’re worried about meeting your date’s parents for dinner, remember Sherry’s story and know that there are plenty of worse things that could happen.

"Love Gone Wrong" Story Submission – "Mama's Boy"

Cat Country — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00:53 +0000

Our next story of Love Gone Wrong proves that you should be on the lookout for “warning signs” before you head out on that blind date. This listener that we’ll call “Allison” ignored a bunch of red flags, which led to a disastrous date! This is many years ago, about 1975 or so. I was [...]

Study: Online Dating Sites Are Used Now More Than Ever

Daryl Nelson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:50 +0000

Looking for love online? You’re not alone. A study from the University of Rochester finds meeting a person online has surpassed all other forms of match making besides meeting someone through a mutual friend. Although researchers admit that there are definite benefits to online matchmaking, they also say users should not place too much confidence [...]

"Love Gone Wrong" Valentine's Day Contest

K Bear — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:15:53 +0000

Have you ever been on a completely AWFUL date? Well, we want to hear about it! Tell us about your worst dating experience and you could win some great prizes for Valentine’s Day! It’s easy to enter, just fill out the form below and tell us about your worst dating experience. We’ll feature our [...]

Dating Site For Pretty People Nixes 30,000 Members

Wendy Gould — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:50:43 +0000

Finding a date — let alone a life partner — is hard enough, but the dating website BeautifulPeople.com has just made things a little more difficult for their paying members.

The site, as the name implies, only allows attractive men and women to flirt and mingle amongst each other. However, a virus dubbed ‘Shrek’ infiltrated the site last month, allowing tens of thousands of newbies to become members without going through the proper vetting process, first.