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How to Save on Intimate Holiday Escapes

What are you planning to give your special someone this holiday season? You may be eyeing that 5-carat diamond bezel-set tennis bracelet, while your beloved in lusting after that 60-inch plasma TV with built-in HD DVR. In the end you’ll end up splitting a tin of Almond Rocha and a box of Franzia because you spent all your money on the kids. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Why not give the gift of each other’s presence this holiday season by escaping on a romantic getaway for two? Several Southern California resorts are offering super savings on intimate … Continue reading →

Diamonds Do Not Equal Love

When I first started at the Marriage Blog I mentioned my feelings on diamond commercials and promised to expound on them. Given that we see many such ads this time of year, it seems like an appropriate time to make my promised follow-up. I’m not a big jewelry person so diamonds never appealed to me. That wouldn’t really be a big deal, except that for my entire life I’ve been inundated by ads and assumptions telling me the opposite. “So what?” you might wonder. Well, the media can have a much more powerful effect, subtle though it might be, on … Continue reading →