| Brisbane widow tricked by online beaus
A BRISBANE widow is on the verge of bankruptcy after being seduced out of $60,000 in successive online romance scams. The 65-year-old first-time internet user was also new to dating when she went looking for love online last year. After joining a meeting website for seniors, the woman was approached by a man claiming to be an English professor of physics who was building a robotic tractor. The woman, who wants to be identified only as Shirley, quickly fell in love with "James" who over several months sent photos of himself, his children and his passport. "I wanted to meet like-minded people," she said. "We were supposed to be married this Christmas. He asked if I could assist him with his project and I didn't hesitate because we were a couple. I borrowed $20,000 on a personal loan and sent him the lot." Shirley, who had been on her own since she was widowed 10 years ago, also sent him $10,000 for airfares.
Beauties and the bad-boy beasts
Kate Moss lurches from Pete Doherty into the arms of another unsuitable man. Sienna Miller falls for confirmed cheater Jude Law. Britney Spears marries white trash poster boy K-Fed. And Simone continues to return to Shane Warne, despite shenanigans with blow-up dolls, X-rated video footage and way too many text-sex affairs. So why does this happen? Why is it that so many girls wax lyrical over dating some bloke who refuses to return their calls, won't be caught dead meeting her folks, never buys her gifts (unless he wants something in return) and hardly remembers her name? Introducing the bad boy - aka the blokes beautiful women tend to fall hopelessly in love with. But why? There's a brilliant line in the recent Hollywood flick Perfect Stranger, starring Halle Berry, that poses that very same question.
Eons.com Boomer Sex & Intimacy Survey Reveals Majority of People Over ...
BOSTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Eons.com, a social network for boomers, released the latest results of its Sex & Intimacy Survey, gauging the sexual attitudes and activities of 10,000+ respondents ages 50 to 65. According to the survey, 87% of respondents report that sex is an important part of their lives, 45% report having sex at least once per week and 88% are interested in spicing up their sex lives by trying something "new." The data reveals that the "free love" generation of the 1960's still harbors the same open attitudes toward sex, communication and intimacy in their later years. The Eons.com Sex & Intimacy Survey dispels common misconceptions about sex after 50, and how boomers are openly discussing the formerly taboo topic of sex. "Boomers are still shattering myths about health, sex drive and prowess," says Eons Founder and CEO Jeff Taylor.
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