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Paradoxical Love Quote
“Mature love is union under the condition of preserving one’s integrity, one’s individuality. Love is an active power in man, a power which breaks through the walls which separate man from his fellow men, which unites him with others; love makes him overcome the sense of isolation and sepateness, yet permits him to be himself, to retain his integrity. In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.”
- Erich Fromm, from “The Art of Loving”
Praying for the perfect match
Matchmaking has a lot to do with faith and trust. First of all, you need faith in yourself, you need to feel desirable as a single and you need to believe in happy relationships. There was a time when singles trusted their parents or professional matchmakers to arrange a marriage. Today, singles often trust friends to set them up or search for a relationship through online matchmaking.
But obviously some singles trust no one more than… God. Well, you could say God was the first matchmaker in history, because that relationship between Adam und Eve surely wouldn’t have been possible without his help. The logical next step for faithful catholic singles is obviously to pray for a relationship.
Seeing how God probably has lots of other requests to deal with, they direct their prayers to Saint Anthony, the patron saint of singles. This article was interesting for that snippet of information alone – we never knew singles had their own saint! Read more
7th Heaven for 7 Million Singles!
Ever since we’ve been writing about online dating developments for the be2 blog, we’ve been waiting for the moment we could use this cheesy headline.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 million singles started online dating with be2, but that wasn’t enough for us, because none of those occasions offered the opportunity to abuse this cheesy cliché.
So there you have it: online dating with be2 is 7th heaven for 7 million singles! Okay, so it’s heaven for them, but what the hell will we do when be2 reaches the 8 million? Anyone got a good pun?
Matched by the Quick Match
The Quick Match is barely a month old, but the first couple has already been matched – and has fallen in love – thanks to the Quick Match. Here’s the first success story from a couple that was matched by the Quick Match:
“I sent him a Quick Match, he won my photo. Long mails followed and, a week later, the first date. Now we’ve fallen in love head over heels.”
That’s how quickly the Quick Match can work and of course the product mangers are mighty proud that their hard work developing the Quick Match has been worth it! You can read more about this couple’s success story – and many others here.
St. Patrick’s Day for Singles
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t primarily a romantic occasion, but it’s a great occasion for singles. The Irish national holiday is a day of celebration, socialising and meeting new people.
Singles could do worse than seek out their local Irish Pub, where t-shirts proudly proclaim “Kiss me, I’m Irish” and “Everyone loves an Irish girl/boy.” That doesn’t necessarily make for a romantic atmosphere and you probably won’t find love in a packed pub, but at least the luck of the Irish is with Singles on Paddy’s Day. Did you know the Irish national emblem, the Shamrock, represents courage, wit and love?
You also might not know that Irish singles have been able to find the love of their life at be2 for almost a year now. We wish all Irish be2 members an extra portion of luck and “Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”
