Should you look for someone just like you? I recently read an article (Denver Post 9/2/08) interviewing Keith Swain, a couples therapist, and some other relationship experts. The article focused on one theory of a good match. It's a question I get all the time, "how do you match people?" Well, Keith suggests that you look for someone a little different from you. But there is a lot of disagreement on all sides. Some excerpts Keith has some key points to make. His theory is that some people are alpha, meaning they focus on careers, finances, success,…

Ever wonder why after you have sex with someone you seem to be more attached to them? Well Dr. Helen Fischer, the creator of Chemistry.com’s online questionnaire and advisor to Chemistry.com, says she has the answer. Dr. Fischer spoke at the International Matchmaker's Conference hosted by the Matchmaking Institute and she has been studying the biological theory of love for years. I found her theories fascinating! She says everything we associate with love (butterflies in our stomach, euphoria, sweaty palms, obsessively thinking about the other person, etc) can be explained by the hormones or chemicals released by our body. For example, sex…