When your significant other approaches you about the possibility of having a couple’s getaway in some exotic location, the first thing that pops in your mind might not exactly be fun in the sun. It might be your bank account. And let’s be honest: these days, a lot of people are looking for an edge when it comes to their finances. But being frugal doesn’t mean you have to cut fun out of your life.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Where to Find the Best Couple Friends
Finding a friend can be hard enough – you are never sure who the right people are to hang out with, and there is certainly no official “protocol” for meeting someone new. And that is if you are just an individual!
What if you were to complicate things by throwing a couple of extra people into the mix?
That is what happens when you are a couple and you are looking to find other couples as friends. Instead of two people interacting, you are talking about four. We’ll spare you the math, but suffice it to say, the complications can seem downright exponential.
That is unless, of course, you keep reading this article and learn how to actually make couple friends that will last a while. Here are a few tips for accomplishing just that.
Fifteen Great Date Nights – On a Dime
There are two ingredients to having a great date night with your partner: knowledge and initiative. We can not tell you how to take initiative in an article like this – it is something that is not so easily taught. But we can certainly impart the knowledge it takes to have a great date night without breaking the bank by throwing a lot at you at once. That’s why Kupple.com readers like to know about date night ideas, and it’s why we’ve decided to spring not one, not two, but fifteen of them right here and right now.
Ready? Let’s get started.
Five Couples Vacation Tips for Easy, Fun Traveling
As care free as the idea of traveling sounds, it is not always so easy. There are a lot of logistics involved, a lot of planning, and a lot of weariness after you have been sitting in a plane, train, or automobile for hours at a time. In short, traveling can really wear you out.
Why Some Couples are More Likely to Succeed Than Others
If you have more than one friend who’s currently part of a “couple,” then you probably recognize what this article is all about. One friend is in a healthy relationship with someone who truly complements their personality – and for the other friend, the new relationship has been trouble since day one. It does seem like some couples are more likely to succeed than others, and if this really is the case, what does it say about your own relationship?
We don’t have a lot of Internet real estate to delve deeply into this topic, so let’s get right to it: what are the key concepts that separate the “we’re going to make it” couples from the “I can’t wait to move out” couples?
Four Easy (and Safe) Topics for Double-Dating Small Talk
Small talk often vexes the less sociable among us. Either we aren’t very good at talking about the lesser things in life just to make a quick connection with someone – or we’re so uncomfortable with the idea that we somehow react with hostility to the actual benefits of small talk. But good socializing and effective interaction can mean talking about the small things; when it comes to double-dates, understanding that simple fact can be crucial.
After all, a double-date has four people and subsequently four times the opportunities for awkwardness. And when you’re in a larger group of people, those awkward silences seem even more out of place.
So what do you do? It’s quite simple: keep reading, and learn four easy and safe topics for double-dating small talk. You’ll be surprised at how bringing up one of these lines of conversation can spark tangents off to other places and make a conversation feel natural and fluid.