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Love really is blind, at least when it comes to looking at others, US researchers reported on Tuesday. College students who reported they were in love were less likely to take careful notice of other attractive men or women, the team at the University of California Los Angeles and dating website eHarmony found. "Feeling love for your romantic partner appears to make everybody else less attractive, and the emotion appears to work in very specific ways in enabling you to push thoughts of that tempting other out of your mind," said Gian Gonzaga of eHarmony, whose study is published in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour. "It's almost like love puts blinders on people," added Martie Haselton, an associate professor of psychology and communication studies at UCLA. CLICK HERE FOR MORE...

Growing up, Bethtina Woodridge heard all kinds of advice about dating, finding a husband and getting married. "You don't have those tips about meeting women," said Woodridge, 31. "How do I approach her, how do I know she is gay?" For Woodridge, finding that special someone turned out to be easier online. Several months after signing up for dating service Chemistry.com, Woodridge was matched with her partner, who was "incredibly honest and sincere, and she stole my heart." After online giant eHarmony made headlines last year by saying its psychological research is based exclusively on heterosexual relationships, a growing number of rival online matchmakers are using their algorithms to find same-sex love as well. CLICK HERE FOR MORE...