Extremely awkward, but cool.  The bride works for the company that makes the i-Fairy robot. I’m always fascinated by ways people try to spruce up weddings.

Source: Mashable

One of my favorite things about Google Voice: embeddable voicemails.  Here’s a voicemail that I had my mom leave for Mother’s Day.  Enjoy.

I’ve noticed a lot about racial interactions during my four years in college and four years in graduate school.  We all hate to generalize, but you can’t help but put things together when you’ve seen consistent trends for eight straight years (and seven years on Facebook).  So this is something that I’ve noticed.

White people like to hold hands in public. Black people don’t. White people like to put “In a Relationship” on Facebook.  Black people only put “In a Relationship” when they are engaged or married.

These are obviously generalizations, but I haven’t been wrong in too many instances.  I honestly can’t remember that last time I saw a Black couple holding hands.  On the other hand, I cannot walk a block from the law school to downtown Athens (which is about 3 minutes) without seeing a White couple holding hands.  I realize that there’s more White people in Athens, but these trends have held true when I’m home in Atlanta as well.

As far as the Facebook phenomenon goes, I have nearly 2000 friends.  The majority of them are Black.  The other day, I looked at the profiles of close Black friends that are in a relationship (and not engaged or married) and all but 3 left the relationship portion Black.  Some of these people have been dating for over 4 years.  Conversely, I can’t think of one White friend on Facebook that is in a relationship that’s not “Facebook official.”

So what’s the deal?  Is it that White people are more lovey dovey? Insecure?  What about Black people? Is it that they are more private? Just not touchy-feely?

I for one have always been skeptical of relationships that aren’t “Facebook official.” I just don’t buy that I’m a private person stuff. I just don’t see the difference between people knowing you are in a relationship in real life, but not on Facebook.

I don’t have the answers, but I just thought it was something to think about.

[Awesome] Source: Inside Facebook

A follower on Twitter was gracious enough to send over an article about celebrity couples that don’t cheat.  Here’s the list:

Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick

Michael J. Fox & Tracy Pollan

David Arquette & Courtney Cox

Source: Staying Loyal

This is one of those times I wish I lived in NY.  Here’s footage of Director Dana Adam Shapiro talking about his movie “Monogamy” with the New York Times.  It is showing at the Tribeca Film Festival.  If you’re in the area, be sure to support it.  I guess I’ll have to see it when it goes to DVD.

I posted a few days ago about how people that were grounded due to the Volcanic Ash in Iceland were using their phones to sign up for marital affairs.  Well at least one couple found used technology for good.  The Australian couple were stranded in Dubai before their big day back home to Britain.  Rather than call the thing off, they got married with their newfound travel buddies and streamed it to their friends in Britain using Skype.

That’s exactly what I’m talking about; love really can overcome all things (natural disasters included).  Instead of figuring out how to get some while you are grounded, why couldn’t those same people that used Illicit Encounters try to video chat with their loved ones?

For some strange reason, I see a romantic comedy coming out of this.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

One of the Manogamy Movement’s four principles is V for Visibility.  Well, there’s no better way to be visible than to dress like your significant other.  Although it’s a little weird to me, I definitely support it.

Source: LemonDrop

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When he’s not fighting NBA players, Doug Christie fights for monogamy.  He and his wife Jackie have been married for 15 years.  They are releasing a new book called Luv-Pons in time for Valentine’s Day.  This is not their first book either.  I really support what they are doing, especially because they are an influential power couple.  According to the article:

About The Christies: Doug, is a 14-year NBA star, author/ producer, and Jackie, is a fashion designer/model, and CEO of five companies. As a team, they operate JackieChristie.com, the parent company to their film production company Infinite Love Productions, which co-produced “Committed: The Christies,” and their Hit Reality TV Show that aired nationwide on BET J. The power couple also operate their successful record label Jean Rah Fya Records.

Keep up with the Christies: Doug’s Website or Jackie’s Website

Source: PR Newswire

This story is really amazing.  Herbert (104) and Zelmyra (102) Fisher have celebrated 85 years of marriage and are not in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest marriage.  They will be providing relationship advice via Twitter. You can submit questions by Feb. 12 at @longestmarried.  I already submitted mine and hope that I get picked.  I haven’t seen too much media coverage about this, but I really hope it picks up because people need to hear this story.  We have a 50% divorce rate in this country.  The Fisher’s serve as a true testament to the powers of love.  And that’s beautiful.

Read the full story.

Today I realized that my website was taking too much of a reactive stance on the issue of monogamy.  I was going after sites like Trashy Madison and not showing the positive side of monogamy.  So I vow that from now on I will do a better job of presenting my side.

I cannot think of a better way to start off than to talk about a TRUE American Hero – Mr. Clint Eastwood.  I am glad that Mr. Eastwood has stood up for monogamy because 1) he is a celebrity 2) he is the quintessence of the tough guy and 3) he has cheated before.  #3 is very important because it proves that its never too late to turn your life around.  I don’t believe that you can say that you’ve truly found “the one” until you openly practice monogamy.

Here’s what Mr. Eastwood had so say on the subject:

Clint, 79, is no longer interested in looking at other women and finally feels he has found the right one. Dina is 35 years younger than Clint and gave birth to daughter Morgan Eastwood months after they tied the knot.

The father-of-seven admits he has made mistakes in the past by being unfaithful in previous relationships, but he is confident he won’t stray again.

“I am living in my state of monogamy quite happily. Dina is everything I ever wanted and never found anywhere else. It took me until I was 65 to find her,” he said in an interview with Seven magazine. “Like they said at school, I’m a little slow – it takes me longer to do things. But, because I have had children at an older age, I’ve had time to learn patience that I didn’t have earlier in my life when I was more ambitious.”

If it’s good enough for Clint, it should be good enough for any man.

Source: Music Rooms