Jeanna Bryner / LiveScience Staff Writer / LiveScience.com
Tue Feb 5, 3:11 PM ET
If your spouse already bugs you now, the future is bleak. New
research suggests couples view one another as even more irritating and
demanding the longer they are together.
The same trend was not found for relationships with children or friends.
The study results could be a consequence of accumulated contact with
a spouse, such that the nitpicking or frequent demands that once
triggered just a mild chafe develops into a major pain. But accumulated
irritation has its silver lining.
(December 18, 2008) A mobile-payments startup called Paymo Inc., which launched this week with service in 39 countries, hopes to succeed in what has turned out to be a tough market: micropayments for digital content. The San Francisco-based company has more than 300 merchants approved to accept payments on its platform, says Terry Langlais, Paymo’s director of marketing, though she will not say how many are live currently, nor will she say how many consumers are using Paymo. Meanwhile, service is slated to begin in the U.S. and 10 other countries by the end of the first quarter, Langlais says, to bring the total country roster to 50.
