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Aside from the sparkly vampires and airhead female leads, Twilight had some good characters too.
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Via Boston.com
The 21-year-old Hooksett, N.H., woman was arrested and charged with domestic violence-related simple assault after a Monopoly game with her boyfriend went very wrong.
Police responded to a 911 call late Sunday night over a domestic disturbance. Ferraro allegedly told the responding officer that she had an argument with her boyfriend over the classic Parker Brothers board game and slapped him in the face, according to Sergeant James Bradley of the Hooksett Police Department.
There's always been a language barrier between men and women (he said, she heard). It's important to understand the possibility of mistranslation early on in a relationship because one bad interpretation could lead to a dating disaster.
Via AJ+
Li Chenxi (27) is trying to avoid the disparaging title of "sheng nu," or "leftover woman," so she rented a boyfriend to bring home to her family for Chinese New Year.
Every Chinese New Year is basically one large family reunion and Li Chenxi is trying to avoid the inevitable questions of why she'll be alone forever. There's a major stigma in China, a culture that often attaches unflattering labels to the unmarried, so the pressure is on.
Watch how Li Chenxi picks out a boyfriend named Sean (24) and then tries to convince her family that the two are in love.
*Renting a BF is $150, with an extra charge for a kiss and a cuddle.
Here's the full video from Al Jazeera:
