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Mon Cher-ie: the Epic Las Vegas Wedding

By DatingSOS Editor • Apr 1st, 2008 • Category: Travel, Vacation ideas for couples, Wedding Planning

What happens in Las Vegas, Stays in Las Vegas
The same is true for Cher, and her performance at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Cher fans who are about to get hitched can combine the wedding, honeymoon and wedding gift all in one easy step: get married in Vegas, and give each other tickets to [...]



Benefits of a Baby Sling

By DatingSOS Editor • Mar 22nd, 2008 • Category: Baby Corner

You used to want to be with your honey at all times… then baby came along… and now all you need is some time to yourself.
Believe it or not; the more you carry your baby, the sooner it will become independent and have less separation issues.
You can’t possibly carry a baby all day though: [...]



Buying a First Home - How to Review Your Credit Report

By DatingSOS Editor • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Buying a Home

By Brandon Cornett
The Credit - Mortgage Relationship
Credit and Mortgages go hand in hand. When you apply for a mortgage loan as part of the home buying process, the mortgage lender will review a number of your financial factors. One of those factors is your credit score, which is derived from your credit report. Basically, the [...]



Gender Roles in Marriage

By DatingSOS Editor • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Wedding Planning

Couples who have not lived together before getting married, and who did not ask the right questions before saying “I do”, could be in for some rude surprises. Sometimes, couples make assumptions about the roles each partner plays in the marriage, without discussing these assumptions before getting married.
It is crucial to sit down and [...]



The Ultimate Shopping Trip

By DatingSOS Editor • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: Buying a Home

The ultimate thing a couple could ever shop for, aside from a baby, is their first home. With the recent lending crisis, it seems more of us couply-people might end up living with the parents for a longer time than we’d like. After all, who is still lending money to home buyers?
Interestingly enough, some [...]



Couple up and Save!

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Financial planning

Saving together for a common goal (house! cottage! car!) can be quite exciting! Macleans reports in an article this month that couples who save $1000 per month from the age of 19 to 26, and then do not save another penny actually have more money at age 65 than couples who start saving $1000 a [...]



Turning Money Fights into a Date Opportunity

By DatingSOS Editor • Jan 28th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Financial planning, Relationship Problems

“You spend too much”
“You can’t handle our investments!”
“You spend too much on take-out!”
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And on the fight goes. Money and Sex are the two issues that breaks up most couples. One would think that in most cases, you will know fairly early on if you are sexually compatible. Finding out whether you are financially compatible with [...]



Play-Dating: Baby’s first Geek Toy

By DatingSOS Editor • Dec 28th, 2007 • Category: Baby Corner

By Christine B.
DatingSOS.com is launching a new corner on the site: the baby corner. Here we talk more about play-dating, and not the grown up kind! Except when we hint at how to keep your own play dates, despite your todds busy schedule or all-night screaming fits.
I am a self-professed geek, and when I [...]



The Debt Trap

By DatingSOS Editor • Dec 15th, 2007 • Category: Financial planning

A reader emailed me today in reaction to our post about a new show looking for couples in debt. A common problem is one partner actually being the spender, while the other nervously sits by the sidelines wringing his or her hands.
The new sub-prime mortgage mess has left many couples not only in great [...]



New uses for sexy-peripherals

By DatingSOS Editor • Oct 3rd, 2007 • Category: Fun Stuff, Style, Wedding Planning

Surfing the net for sexy gadgets I came across some freakish things; this doesn’t really qualify as a gizmo, but it’s interesting nonetheless:
Imagine someone finally popped the question, you are planning your wedding and running around town looking for the perfect dress you will only wear once. After trying on pounds of poofy silk and [...]