Real life on the Costa Blanca

Written by Karen Milacic


If you are new to Spain, or just new torepparttar Costa Blanca, you may be forgiven for thinking that each town is another Benidorm - you could not be more mistaken. The town of Benidorm, now grown torepparttar 101420 size of a small city, is very, very different torepparttar 101421 rest ofrepparttar 101422 Costa Blanca - almost torepparttar 101423 point of being a different world. Most ofrepparttar 101424 small towns such as Altea, Javea, Calpe and Moraira

e-Matchmaking: Can a Computer Find Love For You?

Written by Devlyn Steele


I logged on to a dating siterepparttar other day and was greeted by a large, flashing message. It promised that if I tookrepparttar 101419 time to answer a series of questions that they would find a "perfect match" for me. Imagine that? Allrepparttar 101420 work and worry of being single - gone! We truly have evolved! Not only can computer programs managerepparttar 101421 entire traffic system of a city and make chess grandmasters cry, but now they can lead my perfect match right to my doorstep. I always wanted a Stepford wife, I hope it comes assembled.

The recent trend in Internet Dating has beenrepparttar 101422 use of a "computer personality test" of some sort. Websites claim that these tests, usually developed by a "top psychologist", haverepparttar 101423 ability to understand you and your needs through a series of questions. Confused? Lost in love? Problems communicating? Don't worry,repparttar 101424 Online Dating Hal 5000 can figure you out! In fact, when you're done, this computer program will know your needs and desires better than you do.

Rememberrepparttar 101425 Broadway play “Fiddler on The Roof”? You might not, it wasrepparttar 101426 first Broadway play I went to when I was seven. A song that always stuck in my head for some reason was “matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match…” The song starts as a plea torepparttar 101427 matchmaker to bring true love straight torepparttar 101428 altar; someone beautiful, rich, intelligent, and perfect.

But byrepparttar 101429 end ofrepparttar 101430 song,repparttar 101431 singer realizes thatrepparttar 101432 Matchmaker might not be up torepparttar 101433 task. She decides that “playing with matches, a girl can get burned”.

So, do these tests really work?

Personality tests have a long history. Really, really smart guys with names like Freud, Maslov, Fromm, and Jung developed respected psychological theories, and these theories are used asrepparttar 101434 basis for all types of tests. “The Big Five” theory suggests that there are five dimensions of personality: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Some popular personality tests use this as a foundation. Others gorepparttar 101435 “Big Three” route, which does away withrepparttar 101436 “openness” and “agreeableness” dimensions - mostly because it’s easier to remember.

I joke a little about these theories, butrepparttar 101437 truth is that they’ve survivedrepparttar 101438 test of time and there is a ton of scientific research behind them. The real question is if these tests can be effective in applying a theory torepparttar 101439 complexity of a human being. Add to thisrepparttar 101440 additional layer of meshing your answers with another, equally complex person. That’s a tall order.

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