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

You have to realize that for some women, the perception in her head is that it’s like Frodo and the mountain of fire: there is only ONE ring, and that ring is the engagement ring. However...there ARE some times when a promise ring is perfect. Every unmarried guy/girl should know this about promise rings aka ‘the ring before the ring’. When should I give/expect a promise ring? The short answer for most is NEVER.  The large majority of men don’t give one. And most women don’t expect a promise ring.When to give a promise ring is less about time spent dating and more about the circumstances of the couple.  Most couples don’t need a promise ring, but here’s 8 reasons you MAY want one.   

A little while ago I learned a new word: “affordibauble”. Alright, alright, you got me.  It’s not a real word, so to speak.Here at the shop, we made it up. But this made up word IS "A Word That Saves You Money".

This is one of our favorite recurring date ideas as a couple. Guessing “who done it?” with murder mystery theater can be a really fun date idea you can often do again and again over the course of a long relationship (with different stories each time because the theater troupes that do these kinds of shows regularly change the show so as to have a mystery that appeals to the same people who previously saw the last show.) And who knows, you might even be good enough at it to win! -- Mr. and Mrs. Cubic Zirconia

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.