Others find love. A woman named Georgina says she used a social dating site because she was looking for "a higher quality of a mate."

VOA: special.2009.09.14

And so Tai will be sent to one of the large breeding programs in Sichuan province, where he'll be paired with a mate.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

The white heron smoothed its feathers and called to its mate, sitting on their nest in a nearby tree.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

In 2008, Florida's Republican governor, Charlie Crist,was so popular that some Republicans touted him as a possible vice presidential running mate for presidential nominee John McCain.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Next month,the former Alaska governor heads to Arizona to campaign for her former running mate, Senator John McCain, who faces a challenge in the Republican primary from former Representative J.D.Hayworth.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09