He showed up late — wearing sneakers and a backpack — and his first question was, ‘Do you want to just have a job right now, or do you want to work your whole life and have a career? “I went out with a guy who was incredibly insecure.

Paula Jayne struggled to find a decent man in nightclubs, because they were always 'chasing skirt.' The mother-of-two thought dating sites would be the answer to her problems but found they attracted similar kinds of men.

Digital technology and smartphones in particular have transformed many aspects of our society, including how people seek out and establish romantic relationships.

Few Americans had online dating experience when Pew Research Center first polled on the activity in 2005, but today 15% of U. adults report they have used online dating sites or mobile dating apps.

"She had just gotten a house to live in that belonged to her grandmother.

She kept asking me if I would go to Missouri to live with her, and kept saying she loved me to tears. I told her I needed to save up money for about three months.