-- How many men have grown frustrated with their never ending status as lonely, unwanted ‘nice guys' who are finishing last?

The Internet has opened numerous possibilities for singles to write, instant message, and talk and eventually meet other compatible singles with similar desires and interests.

While some American men have simply written off the new assertive women in the stat...

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Robert Wells advertised himself on an online dating service as a semiretired physician who enjoys wine tasting, "The Sopranos" and reading science fiction.

But a woman surfing the Web site recognized the Walnut Creek man from another dating site she'd used a year earlier. She told the current service, Dallas-based True.com, that ...

Robert Wells advertised himself on an online dating service as a semiretired physician who enjoys wine tasting, "The Sopranos" and reading science fiction.

But a woman surfing the Web site recognized the Walnut Creek man from another dating site she'd used a year earlier. She told the current service, Dallas-based True.com, that Wells was lying. Not only had the medical board revoked his...

As the holiday shopping season and mad scramble to find the perfect present begins, Neil Romain already knows what he is buying for his wife of 15 years: a gift certificate.

Lest you peg his selection as unimaginative, this particular gift certificate is for a $300 appointment with a cosmetic surgeon to blast away her varicose veins.

With gift cards and certificates booming for all ...

As the holiday shopping season and mad scramble to find the perfect present begins, Neil Romain already knows what he is buying for his wife of 15 years: a gift certificate.

Lest you peg his selection as unimaginative, this particular gift certificate is for a $300 appointment with a cosmetic surgeon to blast away her varicose veins.

With gift cards and certificates booming for all ...

Remember the days when the worst gift you could expect was a red and green yuletide sweater with blinking lights and appliqued snowflakes and bells?

These days, you might get gift certificates for such delicate areas of personal development as plastic surgery, marriage counseling and anger management classes.

With gift cards and certificates booming for all manner of retailers -- ex...

Some types of gift certificates can give friends headaches

As the holiday shopping season and mad scramble to find the perfect present begins, Neil Romain already knows what he was buying for his wife of 15 years: a gift certificate.

Lest you peg his selection as unimaginative, this particular gift certificate is for a $300 appointment with a cosmetic surgeon to blast away her varic...

But etiquette experts and even purveyors of these new better-yourself certificates warn that such gifts could be interpreted by the beneficiary as less giving and more intervention.

"Before you buy, I say use your best judgment," says Peggy Post, an etiquette expert and great-granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post. "Stop and think first. Could this backfire?" Search and you will find a gift c...

The way to win LGBT equality in America is to make a casefor sexual and gendered expression, and make it a moral one.

This was the resounding message delivered from podiums andin workshops at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 18th annual CreatingChange conference, held at the Oakland Marriott last week. The largest nationalgrassroots organizing and skills-building LGBT conferenc...

Public libraries have leapt into the digital age, installing high-speed lines and offering free online surfing.

Yet the Internet - with its dark corners of child pornography and hate crime - has also thrust some librarians into the uncomfortable role of cybercop.

Federal laws and local pressures have created a patchwork of policies that often differ from library to library, with som...