What's “the 5 by 5 rule” of marriage? If it's not gonna matter in 5 years, don't spend more than 5 minutes being upset by it. It’s an individual life philosophy, sure, but just as applicable (maybe even moreso!) to a marriage philosophy.  A marriage is made up of millions of moments, no single one of which should determine whether it survives or dies. Today we’re sharing 50 common life-and-marriage examples when you should follow this important marriage rule-- and how to use the rule in your day to day life together. 

Pictures of Mrs. Cubic Zirconia without clothes may or may not have existed at one time in the past over a decade ago and earlier in our relationship as man and woman. As her husband, Mr. Cubic Zirconia cannot confirm or deny.  But if any alleged naked pictures did exist-- perhaps in a special, carefully-controlled and password-protected, digital format protected by a lock-and-key smartphone application -- such naughty nostalgia nudes, if these photos ever indeed existed, would have been lost in the great fully-clothed New Year’s Eve Merida Mexico midnight swimming pool dive of 2015.  But today’s email isn’t about one man’s hypothetical dumb, drunken decision not to put a waterproof case on his smartphone.  It’s about one man’s somewhat selfish belief that a private “boudoir” portrait painting or photography session might just be a very special once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime gift one spouse can give to another.  And that man shamelessly trying to convince tens of thousands of women, if need be, to do the same thing...to convince just one woman to do that one thing. Let's get naked

7 Wishes in 7 Days?! Hmmm...the way my husband Mr. Cubic Zirconia makes wishes like a 5-year-old with a credit card, this “Wish Week” gift idea is gonna require some ground rules! Wish week is a gift idea every spouse deserves to be given at least once. We all have wishes from time to time. Maybe your wife has been eyeing an...

In any given intimate relationship, you should prepare yourself to learn one or more things that are strange, odd or just plain weird about this person with whom you're sharing your time and space and maybe life, too. Neurotic about recycling? Midnight lunch? Showering only in the dark? Naming and talking to your cars? Or God forbid...putting ketchup on eggs? Here are 7 weird wife habits I didn't know were odd until my husband told me.

How can you be a better partner to her, even if you're short on time? Time is precious in a relationship-- especially when you know you could be doing better but aren’t quite sure how to improve things with the limited time you have available to invest in making your wife feel understood, appreciated, respected, and loved. Here are 7 quick ideas from Mr. Cubic Zirconia to help you become a better husband in 30 minutes or less.