My wife is a pretty practical woman, and one of her rules of practicality concerns gift giving. She thinks it’s silly to go crazy buying gifts for each other when the money is all coming from the same account. I told her as crazy as it was, there w..

I know every guy says the same thing, but I wanted to be sure that the diamond engagement ring I got for my girlfriend was something truly special. There were certainly a lot of beautiful rings to choose from, both rings that were on their own as wel..

For many couples these days, the act of buying diamond engagement rings doesn’t come as much of a surprise as it used to. As unromantic as it sounds, there is a lot that needs to be discussed in this day and age, especially if both people are homeo..

My girlfriend and I do what we can to be responsible people, especially when it comes to money. Our friends describe both of our tastes in clothing as “eclectic” and we pride ourselves on doing most of our shopping at thrift stores and vintage ma..

My girlfriend and I have been together for a long enough time that it isn’t a matter of if we get married, it’s a matter of when. Still, she has made it very clear that I still need to formally propose, and she means formally: nice diamond engage..

The good thing about being married to an interior designer is that our house looks like a show piece. The not so good thing is that she has a super critical eye when it comes to colors, patterns, etc. It always makes me nervous when I’m buying her ..

It is easy to think of Valentine’s Day as a modern holiday, especially if you tend to be on the cynical side. Many people place the blame of “commercializing” the holiday on a certain greeting card company, but the truth is that Valentine’s D..

A lot of people think that the most important piece of jewelry they are ever going to buy is a diamond engagement ring. Those people are right, but what many of those same people think is that it is the only important piece of jewelry they have to bu..

Christmas may be over but there is another holiday right around the corner. Six weeks is a short period of time to get ready for Valentine’s Day. Luckily, it is a little bit easier to shop for the perfect gift now than it is for other occasions. Ch..

It doesn’t matter how old we get. The excitement of new Christmas presents never goes away. What does change as we get more mature is the realization that there isn’t room for everything in our homes, not without getting rid of some of our old st..