The Value of Love (£163,424)

Do you think online matchmaking services are too expensive? Maybe you’ll think again when you hear the results of an interesting British study about the value of love. The book “You Are Really Rich, You Just Don’t Know It Yet” places monetary value on things that are more important than money – like friendships, health and love.

Especially during the current financial crisis, many people are re-evaluating the value of material things and trying to focus on values that are more rewarding than money. The value assigned to love and other immaterial goods is based on research about what makes people happy. In a new value system, things like love would be appreciated for what they are: priceless ways of enriching your life, without being rich.

According to the book, the value of love is  £163,424, while a stable relationship is worth £154,849. Ideally, online matchmaking can help you find both! Then, if you really want to boost your happiness value, you could have children, at a value of £129,448. Surely online matchmaking isn’t too expensive when the return on your investment – the value of love – is so high…

Single Dog Lovers Looking for (Human) Love

Singles with dogs know that their pets make for great icebreakers when you’re looking for love. When you take your dog to the park, you easily meet other dog owners; a cheeky dog who likes to sniff strangers’ crotches can kick off a flirt (even if it’s embarrassing) and most singles can draw the connection between a cute dog and its cute owner…

But did you know that dog-lovers have certain qualities that make looking for love a lot easier? Obviously, dog-lovers are good at relationships – they already have a pretty serious one with their dogs, after all. In addition, they know a lot about behavioural psychology (let’s face it, humans aren’t that different from dogs when it comes down to it. Dog-lovers also learn to adjust to the needs of others and a caring streak will come in handy when their partner needs pampering.

At the end of the day, dog-lovers may go on about „man’s best friend“, but it’s just not quite the same as looking for love – human love. So even the biggest dog-lovers want to find a two-legged friend. But singles with dogs have to realise that any potential partner will have to put up with a lot: lack of privacy, competing with a dog for attention… and of course no end of dog hair. So it makes perfect sense for singles with dogs to go looking for love online, where they can „sniff out“ other singles without their dogs interfering. At be2 you can menyour dog in your profile and see if any of your matches are dog-lovers.

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The picture shows a happy couple who met through be2 (both brought dogs into the relationship )

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