http://www.trekkychick.com/think-marriage-is-bad-for-your-health-i-do/ Bridging the Planetary Gap Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.trekkychick.com/think-marriage-is-bad-for-your-health-i-do/comment-page-1/#comment-22497 theron Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:34:02 +0000 http://www.trekkychick.com/?p=209#comment-22497 I kid you not! The very next website I went to after reading your blog, which happened to be the weather site to see what the weather will be like tomorrow during work hours, had a giant advertisement for engagement rings up to 5 carats. You cannot escape it, marriage is the Big Business of the United States. I kid you not! The very next website I went to after reading your blog, which happened to be the weather site to see what the weather will be like tomorrow during work hours, had a giant advertisement for engagement rings up to 5 carats. You cannot escape it, marriage is the Big Business of the United States.

]]> http://www.trekkychick.com/think-marriage-is-bad-for-your-health-i-do/comment-page-1/#comment-22496 Ellen Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:13:27 +0000 http://www.trekkychick.com/?p=209#comment-22496 My opinion has always been, the bigger the ring, the bigger the expectations of marriage, and the greater chance the marriage will reap disappointment. My observation has been that people over 35 who get married have simpler tastes in rings and I think it's because by that time they bring emotional shell-shock from past relationships into their marriage, so there's no need to hide the truth behind a ring. Then again I'm cynical. My opinion has always been, the bigger the ring, the bigger the expectations of marriage, and the greater chance the marriage will reap disappointment. My observation has been that people over 35 who get married have simpler tastes in rings and I think it’s because by that time they bring emotional shell-shock from past relationships into their marriage, so there’s no need to hide the truth behind a ring. Then again I’m cynical.

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