Single Parents – Confident and Looking for Love

Life can be hard for single parents, especially single mothers, looking for love. On the one hand, they don’t have many opportunities to meet single men – most of the men at the playground, the kindergarden or in the paediatrician’s waiting room are taken – on the other hand, not every single man is interested in a woman with kids. Many a male single runs for the hills as soon as he hears about kids. Obviously, single mothers don’t want to have to lie about their kids; because they’re proud of them and sooner or later they want their man to meet the other most important people in their life. Many single mothers are looking for love online now, because it allows them to be honest upfront and look for men who are happy to date a single mother.

How do single mothers feel about looking for love online? be2 asked and found out that women with kids are pretty confident, happy with their role as mothers and ready to fall in love – but not at any price. Read more

Looking for a Relationship on Social Networks? What do Singles Think?

Looking for a relationship on the Internet is becoming a more and more common strategy for singles. According to a recently published study, 40% of all singles are looking for a relationship on the Internet. But how about social networks? Are singles looking for friends on the Internet, too?

To find out, we asked be2 members from 27 countries about their experiences with social networks. The results are surprisingly similar across all countries worldwide: Read more

What Men Think, Want, Feel

Every woman has probably asked herself what men want. Because if a woman wants to find herself a man (and even if not), a bit of inside information can’t hurt. For instance, what are these three men thinking (other than “man, do we look cool”)? Maybe the results of the 2008 askmen survey will help us find out what men want, think and feel…

Of course the study deals with issues surrounding love, sex and relationships, but also lifestyle, work and money. Let’s take a look at some of the love, sex and relationship questions: Read more