Oz Dating

Surprisingly Michelle Williams, who was married to the late Heath Ledger and has a daughter by him, is dating again already. 

Does this mean that she was not really in love with Ledger? Or maybe that she was, but has an extremely resiliant character?

It's anybody's guess. But it does seem to be quite an interesting development. Some women (and men, for that matter) take years -- even decades -- to get over the loss of a partner and find love and romance with someone new.

One thing that always amazes me about the online matchmaking industry is how specific the sites are becoming. There are dating sites for liberals, sites for conservatives, sites for people with pets. They seem to cater to every niche market you can think of!

Here's a local example: One of Australia's largest daing sites, RSVP, is launching a niche dating service for people living outside the major cities. 

Here's yet another case of a footy player's complicated personal life spilling over onto the sports field. This time it's Barry Hall, whose notorious "brain snap" was caused in part by stress over his entanglements with two women. 

I kind of feel sorry for these guys. Must be an incredibly heady, intense atmosphere for a young, immature bloke. They are paid heaps and treated like royalty. They have all these women throwing themselves at them. At the same time they are under intense pressure to perfom on the field. No wonder they implode, or explode, so often.

But in the end I can't help thinking that they've brought many of their problems entirely upon themselves and they should just bloody well grow up!

Always a strange feeling starting a new blog. I've written a few now, so it should get easier. But it doesn't ...

Problem is, you can have a very clear idea of the subject matter. But blogs do tend to take on a life of their own and change and develop a lot. So I don't have a totally strict idea of what it will become. However, I will focus on relationships and dating and will try to give it an Australian focus.