Meddling mother-in-laws have been the basis of jokes, pop songs and heartbreak probably since men dragged their young brides back to the family cave. One enterprising Italian priest, convinced that in-laws are behind the country’s increasing divorce rate, has devised a class to teach them to help rather than wreak havoc on their children’s relationships. [...]
A micro-survey of 320 linguists found that l’italiano tops their list for the most romantic tongue. In the inevitable battle with French, Latin lovers from across the Alps came out slightly ahead, with Italian winning 45% to 40%. Spanish, surprisingly, came out as the ratty pajamas and curlers of languages with its romantic quotient stalled [...]
After receiving an avalanche of interest, Italian doctors repeated an initiative to help macho men in crisis. Last year’s free hot line and website aimed at helping Latin lovers do their thing “without worries” received an unexpected 15,000 calls and a million web page views in a month. Italian stallions evidently aren’t so hot to [...]
If Italians are trying hard to get what they need, economy-wise, at least they’re having good sex. Italians are among the top orgasmers worldwide, tied for first place with Spain and Mexico, enjoying the big wow 66 percent of the time they have sex, according to the Durex Sexual Wellbeing survey. The global average? A [...]
Italian singles, tired of being in the shadows for St. Valentine’s day celebrations, have proclaimed their own saint and feast day. After all the hearts-and-flowers nonsense is over, the unattached fete themselves on February 15, the feast day of San Faustino. The idea launched in 2002 by three single friends who formed a “Single Pride [...]
Despite protests, Italy’s first paid parking lot of love is open for business. Luna Parking, in Bagnolo Cremasco about 25 miles southeast of Milan, lies on a state road known for a florid prostitution business and vicinity to night clubs. It’s the latest in a series of al fresco havens for Italian lovers, many of [...]
A young woman in the throes of anxiety was prescribed sex to calm down, Italian media reported. The unusual cure was handed out at Genoa hospital Villa Scassi by a male doctor, according to daily Corriere della Sera, after giving the nail-biting patient a full check-up. “Have sex twice a week, but not more than [...]
There were no good vibes at Italy’s latest parking lot of love on Valentine’s day. Police shut the park down before the Fiats could pull into the 73 spots available. Called the “Lovely Park” in grammatically-challenged English, the structure in southern city of Bari would have been open for action 24 hours a day, charging [...]
Next time someone tries to steal your man, pull a cord inside his jacket and send the interloper packing. Designed for increasingly paranoid city dwellers, it’s easy to imagine other uses for a stylish “Defence Jacket” presented at Italian fashion fair Pitti Immagine this week. This metrosexual-worthy waterproof silver number with a fur collar by [...]
Office quickies cost businesses $47 million (€37 million) a year, according to an Italian study. Stealing affection robs employers of about an hour work — between preliminaries, groping in the broom closet and an estimated five minutes of intercourse.
