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...divorced Indians. Millions of Indians already use matchmaking websites to search for prospective mates. But existing sites tend to concentrate on giving a cyber hand to parents looking for suitable matches for their eligible sons and daughters, or for twentysomethings after a would-be bride or groom. One big turn-off in any prospective candidate: a previous marriage...
...article “The Look That Keeps Him Hot for You,” Cosmo warns readers against getting too cozy with their boyfriends by detailing the things that will turn him off. I’ve committed “Turn-Off 5” endless times by “pulling a hairstyle that says ‘off duty.’” Apparently, a “messy bun” does not suffice, and Cosmo suggests that I “sweep [my] hair into a seductive, low side ponytail...
...Clinic. A complete lack of body fat—combined with clothes designed to make hips look smaller—makes the ladies look either prepubescent or infertile, not to mention just as starved and malnourished as their male compatriots. The current European standards of beauty would be a turn-off to even the loneliest of cavemen.Yet Europeans are much healthier than Americans. A continent of people whose diets are free of hydrogenated oils and whose primary means of locomotion is walking or bicycling is any American doctor’s utopia. So why promote an aesthetic that makes these...
Though Lamont’s cafe won’t be built until next fall, for some students this reading period, the library has already become a favored hangout spot. But the boisterous and crowded atmosphere is a turn-off to others who get more noise and less space than they bargained for. Lamont is open 24-hours a day during the week and until 12:45 Fridays and Saturdays, making it an attractive place for students to stay all day, leaving their books behind when they head out for lunch or a review session. But thanks to Michael...
...Plus, sometimes an inability to land a kiss with finesse can be just as much of a turn-off as too much aggressiveness...