Shared travel experiences have a way of nurturing couples' bonds. As you discover new places and cultural attractions, you'll be creating the memories of a lifetime. You’ve only gotta take that trip as a couple one time together, and forever thereafter nobody can ever take your memories away from you.  While many trips do cost a considerable sum, just remember that you can't take your hard-earned dollars with you when you take that final journey. In today’s blog post we’ll detail some of our favorite (yet expensive) places in the United States and Europe-- plus a few international couple's vacation gems that aren’t super crowded and can provide a great couple’s vacation experience at a fraction of the cost most of our customers spend on just everyday life.  Whether inexpensive or luxury, couple’s vacation trips like these can be money well spent because it's sure to be an enriching experience that complements your love and enhances your time together.

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Roses are red, violets are blue, marriage is forever when you say “I do”. Marriage is meant to be for life, right? And divorce is expensive.  It takes a toll on your health, emotions, relationships, finances and state of mind.  Here are 9 poetic reasons a couple might consider couples’ counseling first before putting themselves through the pain, cost and hassle of dissolving a marriage: Once upon a midnight dreary, divorce can make your health contrary Two roads diverged in a wood and I? I might have to pay alimony till I die My love is like a red, red rose; maintaining two households really blows Continued on the blog...Roses are red, violets are blue, counseling is cheaper than divorce for two

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Do you cook together with your significant other? Cooking can be a chore.  It can be a chore, too for couples cooking together…or it can be great quality time-- a cheap, easy, simple and relaxing couples’ hobby to reconnect after some time apart. Cooking together regularly with my wife is one of my greatest pleasures.  With the right ingredients, cooking together is a recipe not just for tasty food but for a stronger relationship, too.  Here’s what Mrs. Cubic Zirconia and I think are the ingredients to doing it right.