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There are certain ubiquitous qualities that comprise all acclaimed lovers. Obvious attractions include personality, humor, attitude and sex. However, many questing for the perfect suitor come to an unsuccessful end. While some people remain celibate and repressed, others go plastic. Star-crossed lovers, don't fret. Realdoll.com offers a solution for unrequited love...
...more differences between today's online chat rooms and the parlors used for courting in the 19th century than your article "The Love Machines" admits [LIFESTYLES, Feb. 14]. Today it is relatively easy to find love online, and the sheer quantity of prospects would absolutely thrill the 19th century suitor. But will the cybermarriages last just because both parties like country music? Human compatibility is more complex. In the 19th century, a suitor had to earn his way into a parlor by showing he was worthy. There had to be evidence of success and proper living. You couldn't "fake...
...pages? How does a busy woman like Bridget find time to write almost a page a day?). And even fans will notice that the plots of the novel don't tie together as neatly as its predecessor. Whereas the relationship between Bridget's mother and her unctuous Portuguese suitor Julio was the plot lynchpin of the first novel, this time around the mother's adoption of Wellington, a Kikuyu who is much wiser than the muddle-headed, annoying mother, seems superfluous, included merely for the humorous possibilities. Moreover, the diary's focus on 1997, complete with references to the election...
Tehran's response? Chillier than a maiden with an unwanted suitor. "There has been very little coming back," laments a senior Clinton aide. Iranian officials have dismissed Washington's feelers, arguing that crushing economic sanctions are still in place. CIA director George Tenet warned this month that Iran "remains the most active state sponsor" of terrorism and could test a long-range missile "in the next few years" that could reach...
...change of heart. The Leverett House resident has decided to go monogamous. "I'm currently involved in several monogamous relationships," explained Douglas...Jenny P. Silver '02 is such a tease. "It's like there's a party in her pants and everyone's invited," laments would-be suitor Richard F. Flaherty '00, "but when you get there, you find out it's BYOB"...Crimson second-string linebacker Jackson Ellis '02 is lactose-intolerant. "I get 5 glasses of milk at every meal anyway," said Jack...members of the Harvard Lampoon have declared their latest issue the funniest issue ever. "Once...