Whether it’s projecting friendliness and showing genuine interest in others, or gracefully receiving criticisms from a friend, all of us seek to nurture social relationships.

A new report by the Pew Research Center – on the future of social relations – seeks to captures people’s expectations on the role of the Internet in this process.

Whether it’s through email, texting, instant messaging or social platforms like Facebook, people are rapidly expanding their network of connections.

And while few of us can resist the urge to add or accept requests for new “friends” in our online life…

In his prime, he was a Champion Barrel Racer that earned multiple trophies for his owner, displaying great strength and pride.

His darkest moments came when he was left for dead after being knocked over the head with a sledge hammer and locked in a barn with nothing to eat but his own waste.

Now, a New York family who rescued this twenty-four year old quarter horse named Jet over three years ago are desperately seeking a new home for him where he can retire with dignity and grace.

“We’ve been going from one place to the other, different rescues in the area, trying to improve his situation,”the mother, Milly, said in an exclusive interview with Big 3 News…

A federal district judge in California has ruled that Proposition 8 — the voter-approved initiative which sought to strictly define marriage as an act between one woman and one man — violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The decision effectively overturns the voter initiative and allows same-sex marriages in the State of California.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker said Proposition 8 “unconstitutionally burdens the exercise of the fundamental right to marry…”

A dating website created by mathematicians, OkCupid, has put a new spin on the online singles web enterprise by allowing users to design the questions that determine compatibility.

The website creators also publish a blog where they analyze member data and delve into political issues with some interesting results.

Founded in 2004 by mathematicians and Harvard graduates Max Khron, Sam Yaghan, Chris Coyne, and Christian Rudder, OkCupid claims to be the largest free online dating site in the United States with 500,000 active members…

True love can be very hard to find. Many times in our lives we will feel we have discovered it, yet we still feel a void deep down in our soul.

In finding this thing called ” true love,” I feel we sometimes search so hard we loose what is important with what we need ourselves. Some people are totally obsessed with the search for false euphoria that at times they often deny the existence within themselves that require their love and attention…

Chatroulette is an amazingly simplistic concept in today’s online world of flashy graphics and content-rich websites: connect two random strangers via their webcam. Oh, and throw in an over-sized chat room for giggles and grins.

Ironically, the appeal of the site is also it’s fatal flaw. With virtually no content control, filtering capability or user account information, the potential for inappropriate use is high.

WARNING: Parents are strongly cautioned to restrict minor’s access to the site…

Lying is always a form of control.

Some people are pathological liars, having learned that they get a rush from manipulating others with lies. But most people lie when they are afraid of the consequences of telling the truth.

Lying may be one end of a relationship system, with anger and judgment on the other end…

In our pursuit of perfect, blissful union, it’s tempting to want to tweak a couple of things to speed the process along. A trip to the salon to change your mousy brown hair to a deep, sensual red is nice. A new wardrobe that makes you feel saucy? Great idea…a new pair of boobs and liposuction-attention of that Abercrombie model wannabe? Not so much. There is never a good reason to change the essence of what YOU are to fit the requirements of someone else…

Once considered taboo, online dating has seen an explosion in popularity, due in large part to social websites which now incorporate images, audio and visual tools. Over 1,400 online dating websites have sprung up to help people find their perfect match. But where does one start? The following dating tips are courtesy of Priceless Profiles, a Florida-based source for successful dating profiles…

It seems like every other day there is a story in the news concerning people in abusive relationships. One common thread that can be found in these stories is the abused person having been abused for quite some time. Often the abused will continue to return to the abuser time and time again.