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Ukrainian-Russian couples have long been common, a reflection of the deeply intertwined history the two countries share. Many Ukrainians have relatives in Russia, and vice versa, and travel between the two countries was common before the war. Roman and Liliya Roman Romanenko, 33, already got the call from the military and answered it, but that took him even farther from his 34-year-old wife, Liliya, who lives in St. Petersburg. The couple met online and were married on Jan. 20, 2022 — he had planned to join her in Russia a few months later. The February invasion upended those plans, Roman...

Former President Barack Obama was cheered by diners when he arrived at a hip Washington, DC, restaurant without his wife, Michelle, this week — as wild, unfounded rumors swirled about a possible romance with actress Jennifer Aniston. Patrons at the Beltway hotspot, Osteria Mozza, burst into applause and shouted “Whoo!” as the 63-year-old ex-commander-in-chief strolled into the eatery solo Saturday night ahead of President Trump’s inauguration, new video shows. “We miss you!” one woman can be heard hollering. Obama is seen climbing a staircase in the footage, then waving at fans seated at tables in the second level of the...

Emma moves to a ranch with her son after a divorce and befriends the older Murphy, but things turn complicated when her ex shows up.Staring Sally Field, James Garner

A 1947 American romantic fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and is based on a 1945 novel written by Josephine Leslie under the pseudonym of R.A. Dick. In 1945, 20th Century Fox bought the film rights to the novel,published only in the United Kingdom at that time. It was shot entirely in California.

[Image] No justice for Soad Thabet Gatestone Institute https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19368/islamic-justice Islamic “justice” -- which usually finds Muslims in the right, and non-Muslims in the wrong -- or rather, tribal justice, has, once again, prevailed in Egypt. Not only have the Muslim men who stripped naked and publicly abused an elderly Christian grandmother been acquitted in a court of law; now she is the one facing serious legal charges to compensate her tormentors. As the nearly seven-year-old case of Soad Thabet, now 76, comes to its disgraceful close, it is important to recall the facts. On May 20, 2016, in al-Karm village,...

The victim and the woman were sitting in his parked car when two suspects approached the car, removed the victim from the vehicle before assaulting him and taking cash from him.Menlo Park police are investigating a brazen attack on a man who was meeting a woman he met on a dating app. Two men approached the victim’s vehicle and dragged him out, pistol whipped and beat him, then stole his cash. The woman took off with the men. Police in Menlo Park are investigating an armed robbery and assault that occurred on the 3600 block of Haven Avenue Friday evening....

This old-timer has a libido bigger than his bank account. A former Wilhelmina model claims her on-again-off-again octogenarian beau persuaded her to ditch her career, rent-stabilized Chelsea apartment, and move into his sprawling Rye home — where he sometimes demanded sex a staggering 10 times a day, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court suit. Janet Bedin, 68, claims Vito Verni, 84, pulled an emotional bait-and-switch between the beginning of 2019 and end of 2021 “when they lived together as a couple” in the 5,000-square-foot Westchester manse, the suit says. Bedin is now suing Verni for $80 million, charging a laundry...

A Jacksonville woman allegedly poisoned her boyfriend’s drink because he wouldn’t stop talking. Alvis Parrish, 54, is facing charges of poisoning food or water with intent to kill or injure. According to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home on Dec. 7 in reference to a poisoning. When law enforcement got there, Parrish was sitting on her front porch yelling at them, reported local NBC/ABC affiliate First Coast News. As deputies got closer to her, Parrish reportedly said, “Yeah, I did it… because he wouldn’t shut the f*** up.” As she was being handcuffed,...

Three romance novels that Stacey Abrams penned almost two decades ago will soon be hitting bookshelves once again. The trio of titles by the Georgia Democrat and voting rights activist will be reissued by Berkley in 2022, the publisher announced Tuesday. The book series, which includes the titles "Rules of Engagement," "Power of Persuasion" and "The Art of Desire," were written under Abrams's pen name, Selena Montgomery. Abrams, 47, called her first novels "incredibly special" to her. "The characters and their adventures are what I'd wished to read as a young Black woman - stories that showcase women of color...

Asking someone to wear a mask is so 2020. The new tough conversation is finding out about someone's COVID-19 vaccination status. Experts say the way you ask matters, including your tone, sincerity and choice of words. But for starters, it shouldn't be a random question, says Elaine Swann, an etiquette expert and founder of the Swann School of Protocol. After all, it is personal information that usually isn't any of your business — unless you plan on letting the person into your personal space. And even then, a more private person still may not want to disclose their status. So...

Lonely people all over the world have been known to go extreme lengths to find true love, but these awkwardly funny Russian dating site profile pictures show just how far some of these people will really go.

BBC broadcast of the 2021 New Years' Concert from Vienna. The highlights are the Kaiser Walzer at one hour and 48 minutes, Blue Danube at two hours and 13 minutes and of course the Radetzky March ending the performance. There is a nice vignette set to the Margherita-Polka at one hour and twenty four with the ballet dancers wearing 1920s outfits.

Strong performances and character development balance out the soapy sex and romance nicely, creating a thoroughly bingeable and enjoyable series.Prepare to swoon over Netflix’s new Regency romance, filled to the brim with dashing rogues, charming innocents, gorgeous costumes, and scandals galore. “Bridgerton” follows a well-tread story, where the naive virgin and the brooding bad boy pretend to be in love in order to achieve their individual goals, only for genuine interest and affection to grow from the ruse. However, with likable characters, gorgeous production design, and a mysterious writer documenting the characters’ every move in deliciously scandalous fashion, the clichéd...

There's always been a rule book when it comes to period dramas, particularly festive ones. In the well-trodden adaptations of Jane Austen, with their Regency balls and prim ladies in correct cotillion, the most risqué of jokes extend no further than references to rear and vice admirals. The frocks may be tightly laced under every temptingly plump décolletage, but unlacing will never occur on screen. How very different from the Netflix blockbuster Bridgerton.

Ever since her last relationship ended this past August, Liz has been consciously trying not to treat dating as a “numbers game.” By the 30-year-old Alaskan’s own admission, however, it hasn’t been going great. Liz has been going on Tinder dates frequently, sometimes multiple times a week—one of her New Year’s resolutions was to go on every date she was invited on. But Liz, who asked to be identified only by her first name in order to avoid harassment, can’t escape a feeling of impersonal, businesslike detachment from the whole pursuit. “It’s like, ‘If this doesn’t go well, there are...

Online romance scams have become more and more common in recent years, but few have cost their victims $6.5 million. Calling it a “stark reminder” that those who frequent online dating websites should “exercise extreme caution if asked for money,” U.S. Attorney BJay Pak announced this week the indictment of a Marietta man who is accused of swindling a Virginia woman out of a large part of her fortune. Nnamdi Marcellus MgBodile is charged with 20 counts of bank fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, Pak said in a news release. MgBodile is also accused of a...

WARNING OFFENSIVE PHOTO from Red State.com RedState just published an explosive story about Freshman Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA), who’s currently in divorce proceedings, and also the Vice-Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, had “a long-term sexual relationship with a female campaign staffer.” But that’s not all – apparently Hill and her husband were involved in a “throuple” relationship with the young staffer. A “throuple” is a threesome relationship. Appearing to be a predatory issue, Hill who is 32, hired the young staffer as a full-time employee in late 2017, and the three quickly became sexually involved as...

Romantic couples with a large age gap often raise eyebrows. Studies have found partners with more than a ten-year gap in age experience social disapproval. But when it comes to our own relationships, both men and women prefer someone their own age, but are open to someone 10-15 years their junior or senior. While there is variation across cultures in the size of the difference in age-gap couples, all cultures demonstrate the age-gap couple phenomenon. In some non-Western countries, the average age gap is much larger than in Western countries. For example, in some African countries about 30% of...

A database containing records of tens of millions of users of various dating apps has been found publicly accessible, according to a researcher who says it remains unclear who amassed the data. In a blog Wednesday, security researcher Jeremiah Fowler said he discovered the database and that it was not protected by so much as a password. The 42.5 million records, which appeared to belong to multiple apps, were stored on a U.S.-based server and largely contained the IP addresses and location data of American users. The apps to which the data belongs include Cougardating, Christiansfinder, Mingler, Fwbs (friends with...

A young girl was on a year’s training course in Alberta. She received a "Dear John" letter from her boyfriend back home. It read as follows: Dear Mary, I can no longer continue our relationship. The distance between us is just too great. I must admit that I have cheated on you twice, since you’ve been gone, and it's not fair to either of us. I'm sorry. Please return the picture of me that I sent to you. Love, John Mary was devastated. But soon she recovered and thought of a plan. She asked her colleagues for any snapshots they...