Recession is a good time for Romance?

Apr 29, 2009 09:55

Here's an interesting article about Love in the Time of Recession from Yahoo! News.

One fun quote from the article reads:

Similarly, Greg Waldorf, CEO of eHarmony, reports a 20% increase in monthly registrations from September 2008 to January 2009, compared with the same time period the prior year. He also points out that the number of visits to ( Read more... )

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mooglechan April 29 2009, 19:01:29 UTC
Wowie... yes, must TPT now!
And maybe you should write a romance novel... :P

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redcrest May 1 2009, 23:56:52 UTC
Bleeehhh, romance novel... >.< And yet, it's a more lucrative market than ever... Maybe I should read a few and try to learn the conventions. Too bad American audiences aren't into the same fetishes the Japanese are--I've learned so much from Maid Sama! that I could probably write something "moe" that ppl would really go for. LoL~~

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lysalie28 May 1 2009, 15:34:22 UTC
I love House too!!

And take care of yourself!!

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redcrest May 1 2009, 23:57:45 UTC
Nyuu~~ K-chan, I so want to fangirl with you over House, but I'm still only on Season2. @_@ Lovin' it all though~~ <3

Hope you're well and having a great time, m'dear~ But Japan is pretty safe from swine flu, right?

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lysalie28 May 2 2009, 13:52:37 UTC
Well it only gets better!!

And yeah, Japan is swine flu-free for now..

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redcrest May 4 2009, 18:56:33 UTC
Sore wa yokatta ne~ ^__^ I wish everyone in the world was up to Japan's standards of cleanliness~ (not to mention fashion and cuteness! :D)

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