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By: Interview: Nina Smith, Queercents | Lovesick Billy

Interview: Nina Smith, Queercents | Lovesick Billy — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:43:43 +0000

[...] meals we share together, the conversation, and companionship. That being said, finally getting that $12,000 diamond ring would be a very romantic [...]

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Five Things Not Worth Repairing

Queercents » Blog Archive » Five Things Not Worth Repairing — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:38:47 +0000

[...] the last year, my iPod died, my Blackberry broke, 8 (yes 8!) of our 12 new Riedel wine glasses shattered, Jeanine’s pricey camera lens cracked, and today the coffee maker seems to be on the [...]

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » 5 Ways to Save Money on Gay Weddings

Queercents » Blog Archive » 5 Ways to Save Money on Gay Weddings — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:21:28 +0000

[...] 5. Time-bound the open bar If it’s free, most people will just keep on drinking. The best way to curb this expense is by having an open bar during cocktail hour and then serving wine with dinner. Otherwise you’ll have people drinking $15 martinis all night… and that will set you back thousands. Believe me. [...]

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » How gays & lesbians can sway rest of country on gay marriage: Wed with our wallets!

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:52:59 +0000

[...] are my gay dollars going to get spent first? Wedding rings, of course! So what about you? Please feel free to leave your comments below. May 19 2008 Gay [...]

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Why are hotel rooms so expensive? What happened to the $200 per night boutique experience?

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:57 +0000

[...] was my birthday. Sound the trumpets! Actually, they sounded last year when I turned forty. Since we spent a small fortune on that party and then on Jeanine’s fortieth in March, we decided to scale back and be a bit more [...]

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By: The Lovesick Questions: Nina Smith, Queercents « Lovesick Billy

The Lovesick Questions: Nina Smith, Queercents « Lovesick Billy — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:24:52 +0000

[...] meals we share together, the conversation, and companionship. That being said, finally getting that $12,000 diamond ring would be a very romantic [...]

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By: Erica

Erica — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:58:43 +0000

Isn’t that something that straight people get at their wedding? The wedding we’ll never be having. So we decided to spend money on nice wine glasses. I find that is excellent rationale. The whole wedding registry thing pisses me off anyway. Folks get greedy. And how thoughtful is it of me to get you napkins for your wedding? This has all been reinforced by the Cut the Fluff Challenge we did for October in which we were required to give or throw away something every day. Because a lot of the things my girl got rid of were things she had gotten for her wedding (way back in the day when she was married) that she had never even used. So yes, spend the money on the things that will truly make your life enjoyable. For me, that's travel. I'm really ambivalent about the idea of a wedding. I loathe most weddings as they are tradtionally celebrated. I loathe the idea of planning one, even though it will surely not be traditional in any sense. But I have this overwhelming urge to formally declare to everyone I know that I love this woman to death and I want to be with her for the rest of my life. I totally want to show it off. So who knows. We haven't even talked about it. Heh! As far as anniversary dates, we're still new enough to be celebrating monthly. Although "celebration" sometimes is limited to simply saying "Happy Anniversary!" So I can't really answer that. We had known each other for a while before we started dating, and we never technically went out on a first date, so we're counting by the day we went through that whole "I like you a lot" "I like you a lot, too" exercise. Neither of us really likes giving or getting gifts, so we don't do a lot of gift giving.

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By: Queercents » Blog Archive » Sleeping With Money: How Much Should You Invest in a First Date?

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:30:01 +0000

[...] She was a keeper and definitely worth the first date investment. [...]

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By: Mark & Gary

Mark & Gary — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:34:19 +0000

Gary and I celebrate our anniversay every year by going to dinner and exchanging gifts. Our course mine is picked out in advance with several hints and Gary is less fussy. This year marked our 10 year anniversary in which we exchanged rings. We commited at the 5 year mark that we wanted to exchange rings at 10 years. As far as a wedding both of us agree that we do not want or need one. We would not mind having an anniversary/commitment party in the future. The year has not been determined yet. BTW the 40th Bday party at the Avalon was awesome! Congratulations on 5 years.

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By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:38:49 +0000

We actually have 2 anniversaries. The one that marks how long we've been a couple (15 years) which happens to be our first kiss (long story on why that marks it, but suffice to say we weren't out to ourselves at the time so it was a surprise). Then we had a ceremony 10 years ago..so we celebrate that too. Life is short -- celebrate often. As for gifts...early on we did, now we don't. We usually do something special to mark the occasion - go out for a special dinner or be away on vacation over that time, or even just stay in, dance, and chill. Anything to consciously mark it....

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