Valentine's Day Love or Bash? ItWasLOVEWhen.com or ItWasOVERWhen.com?

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By BOB ANDELMAN

It’s almost Valentine’s Day and have I got the perfect interview!

Rob Elder is the founder of a pair of websites that capture both the joy and angst of modern romance. First, the joy: ItWasLoveWhen.com is dedicated to cataloging the exact moment when you realize that you are in love with someone.

And then, inevitably, there’s the angst: Elder’s second site, ItWasOverWhen.com, is dedicated to cataloging the exact moment when you realize a relationship isn’t going to work. This could be years into a romance, on the first date or even before the first date. These stories can be funny, poignant, abysmally sad and universal.

Bastard that I am, I’m much more entertained by the latter, of course.

ROB ELDER AUDIO EXCERPT: "Not all of them are 'family friendly.' Here's one that is, from a woman: 'I asked him what his favorite sexual fantasy was. He said, "Two redheads." I'm a brunette. The aftermath? He left me two months later for a blonde.'" 

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Jenny Block, OPEN: LOVE, SEX, AND LIFE IN AN OPEN MARRIAGE, author: Mr. Media Interview

What if you could sleep with someone who wasn’t your spouse or significant other – and not only get away with it, but arrange things so that your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend not only improved but endorsed such behavior?

I know, I know -- it’s not going to happen in my life any time soon, either.

But it’s an arrangement that worked so well for wife and mother Jenny Block that she has written a book describing and celebrating it. In Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage, the former English professor and current blogger for The Huffington Post takes readers on a wild ride through the world she created for herself. It’s not “Swingtown,” but it’s close enough for daydreamers.

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