Wedding rings aren’t referred to as “Eternity Rings” for nothing. They represent a strong  and timeless union through changing seasons.

Just like the relationship of most, if not all, couples, a ring will also, inevitably experience wear and tear through the years (unless it is kept away somewhere after the engagement day, and we all know a stagnant relationship never works out).

However, even metal and diamond, known to be some of the most enduring materials on the planet, are not indestructible, but this isn’t a reason not to use your ring! With proper care and cleaning, you will be able to maintain your ring’s condition to last a lifetime. [Read more…]

Going on a first or second date? You will want to make a good impression that forces your date to think about you from the moment you leave them all the way to the next moment they see you. You want them to get excited about seeing you again and dream about you until they do.

Basically you want to make a really good impression on your date. Here are 5 ways to make a good and lasting impression:

1. Be a Little Mysterious

Leave them wanting to know more about you. Actually, leave them HAVING to know more about you. You can do this in a number of ways.

• Talk about something that you are really great at but you can’t show them at the moment.
• Let them know that you have a lot of talents in life that have got you to where you are today.
• Give them the impression that there is something really great about you that you are not telling them by displaying a sense of unwavering self-confidence.
• Tell them about something you enjoy and give them the impression they will get to see it sometime soon if they want. [Read more…]

Haven’t seen your grade school friends in many years and are trying to look them up? Or maybe you had that one special friend as a child and for various reasons you have lost contact and would like to reunite. But, how does one begin to find long-lost friends? What are the easiest ways to go about this?

Here are a few great resources and tips for finding someone you might be looking for:

1 – Major Search Engines- this is done by doing a search on the search engines such as Google and Yahoo and typing in the name of the person you are looking for. Just a bit of a warning here though. If your friend has a very common name such as Mike Smith it may not render great results. Or, if your friend has the same name of a well-known actor or actress it may be impossible to find your friend.

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Living (and loving) Life

One of the most difficult things for a photographer to master is taking great photos under low-light conditions. Try as we might, sometimes a potentially awesome shot will turn out poorly because of under-exposure or blurring.

What we need to remember is that photography is as much science as it is art, and like any science the methods for creating success can be learned, practiced and mastered. With that mind, here are 8 tips for taking great low-light photographs:  [Read more…]

We all love choices. Whether it is choosing from 20 kinds of breakfast cereal or 200 channels of cable television, choices make us feel empowered and happy, right? The truth is that psychological research has recently proven that too many choices can often feel overwhelming and leave the consumer unhappy and nervous about his final selection, no matter what that is.

If you are a soon-to-be-engaged guy who is shopping for an engagement ring for your special lady, you probably already know this. What seemed like an exciting and romantic shopping expedition when you first started out soon becomes an overwhelming exercise of differentiating between hundreds of diamond engagement rings, all of which look almost identical to you.

If that is your predicament, then the search is over, my friend. Here are ten modern, trendy, but classic engagement ring designs, each matched with the personality type of the girl who will love that ring. Simply select the ring style that matches her personality, and then you will be able to easily narrow your search to a ring of that style. Or you can pick your favorite design elements and have a perfect diamond engagement ring custom made.

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