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Invisible Boyfriend (And Girlfriend) Is A Service That Lets You Fake Being In A Relationship

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Oh let’s face it, it’s never easy to admit you’ve been on the shelf, gathering dust, for the last couple of years. Maybe you liked the idea of curling up with your four cats on a Friday night while watching Frazier reruns at one point, but that’s gotten old fast. And while you may have a bit of trouble actually doing something about it, Invisible Girlfriend and Invisible Boyfriend hopes to make it easier for you to at least give the appearance of being shacked up. The service will provide you with all the evidence you need to successfully fake having an SO, by providing you everything from pictures, to a credible backstory, to an automated SMS companion and possibly at one point a social media profile you can “be in a relationship with” (provided of course this doesn’t violate any TOS, which seems unlikely). But yes, you read that right, you can text your fake boy(girl)friend, and they’ll answer right back!

Right now the company is in a private beta, and you’ll have to apply to join. Once in (and don’t ask us how tight the admission is, because we don’t know), you’ll be all set to create your virtual boyfriend/girlfriend.

[ Invisible Girlfriend ] AND [ Invisible Boyfriend ] VIA [ LaughingSquid ]

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People Post Less on Facebook Timelines When They’re In Love

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From time to time Facebook show the public some interesting numbers about users tendencies and habits. The latest release shows us how we behave differently as single people compared to when we’re in a relationship.

The company’s team of data scientists announced that statistical evidence hints at budding relationships before the relationships start.

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In his blog post, Carlos Diuk of Facebook data science uses numbers to show how two people, while being still single, will enter a courtship period which shows an increase in posts on each other’s timelines. But once they enter what is officially called a relationship, those posts drop significantly.

During the 100 days before the relationship starts, we observe a slow but steady increase in the number of timeline posts shared between the future couple. When the relationship starts (“day 0″), posts begin to decrease. We observe a peak of 1.67 posts per day 12 days before the relationship begins, and a lowest point of 1.53 posts per day 85 days into the relationship. Presumably, couples decide to spend more time together, courtship is off, and online interactions give way to more interactions in the physical world.

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Another interesting thing Diuk referenced in his post was that even though the number of posts on timelines decrease, they become significantly happier and more optimistic. Even though measuring love and sentiment isn’t exactly a perfect science, it’s quite interesting to see the raw data and numbers trying to capture what loves looks like on Facebook.

To weed out Facebook faux-relationships, it only looked at couples who “declared an anniversary date” between April 2010 and October 2013, not just those who changed their relationship status. The research was focused only on English speaking users.

Via Robinson Meyer; Images from Facebook

For a bit more on other plans Facebook have, check out their intentions to launch a Mobile ad network.

Want a Part Time Love? There’s a Dating Site For That

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Unlike Stevie Wonder’s hit song Part Time Lover which was about, well, part-time lovers, this dating site called Part Time Love is all about helping people find their match, minus the pressure. It offers an unusual service that stays true to the name of the site: matchmaking for people who are looking for relationships without the usual strings attached.

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Most people date to find a partner, but not with the strict timeline of getting hitched after X number of days like some people expect. So for that, there’s Part Time Love. The description on the site reads:

We are not a no-strings website. We are for singles looking for regular partners with mutual attraction, genuine friendship, respect and a magical spark but whom have no expectations of moving in after three months and value their free time and independence.

That’s definitely unconventional by most standards. But if you’re in a situation where you’re looking for a mate but have so many other things going on in your life at the same time, then this might be a worthy alternative to consider. Check out Part Time Love here.

[via C|NET]

Regretting the Breakup App? There’s an App for That!

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So you made a rash decision and used BreakupText to end things with an otherwise awesome guy (or girl.) What now? Well, you could grovel on your knees and beg for their forgiveness… or let another app do the work for you: MakeupText.

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Created by the same people behind BreakupText, the MakeupText app offers the user with a bunch of reasons for making up. The “something shiny caught my eye” and “kidnapped by Russians” mistakes are ever present, but the groveling begins on the next screen.

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Here’s a sample of the mindless sweetness the app can come up with:

I left you because I thought I found something great, something different, something worthy of my attention. It sucked me in, like a hypnotic octopus with bright and heavy tentacles dragging its willing partner further and further underwater. Until I suddenly realized I was being tricked. Their glitter was sand, their shine only the sun’s reflection off their cold, metal self. You, my dear, my love, are the sun. You are nothing but glitter, I know because it fills me every time we speak, every time I see you it’s all lightning flashes, you can light up the night’s sky. I left you because I’m an idiot, because that dastardly farce. I miss you, let us be together, let me take in your light. If you can find it in you to forgive me, I will spend every day worshiping your sun, you will never lose me again.

While BreakupText costs $0.99 to download, MakeupText is available for free – for a limited time. So if you unwittingly broke up with someone who you still want to be with, download this now before they start charging for it.

[via C|NET]

Used the BreakupText App to Break Up? Then Get the MakeupText App to Get Back Together

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So you broke up with your other half on a whim, and now you want to get back together.

If you were a jerk and went through with your breakup with the use of BreakupText, here’s a bit of good news for you: an anti-breakup app exists and it’s aptly called the MakeupText app. Both apps are developed by the same people. In this case, the MakeupText app lets you, the user, spew apologies and sweet nothings with the goal of trying to get your ex-sweetheart back.

The only problem is.. will he (or she) fall for it? I mean, you did just do the breakup through text, of all things.MakeupText

Another bit of good news is that MakeupText app is free to download from the iTunes App Store for a limited time only. BreakupText costs $0.99 to download, so I guess that should say something about the perceived demand of the apps.

If you do use this to try and win back an ex, please do let us know how it worked (or didn’t work) for you.

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do… So Let This App Do It for You

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Want to take a virtual field trip? Or find a pizza place nearby? Or break up with someone? Well, there’s an app for that. And I mean, all of that.

The apps for the first two functions have been around for a while now. As for the third function – well, let’s just say the app for that went viral recently.

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It’s called the BreakUp Text app and it will apparently break up with your not-so-significant-anymore other for you. Via text. Because yeah, some people actually do that and if you don’t have the guts to do it yourself, then you might find some use for this.

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You can choose from serious and casual reasons for the break-up. Aside from that, you can also use the app to pen longer, supposedly heartfelt messages about why you want to end the relationship. Some people might take this as a joke, but don’t be surprised when others take this seriously as well.

One of the app’s creators, Jake Levine, explained: “As much as we did it as a joke, it has sort of captured a moment in time when tech is becoming more pervasive in our lives and relationships.”

Curious? The app can be downloaded from the iTunes app store for $0.99.

[via C|NET]