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isPermaLink="false">http://www.chocolaterave.com/2011/10/significance-of-diamonds-and-chocolate/</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is a common belief that most women love flowers, chocolates and diamonds. In fact, numerous companies have gotten rich on this idea alone, and many romances have blossomed, sustained and even been repaired due to one or all of these elements. So, is it true? And if so, why is it so universally given [...]<p><a
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/> </a></div><p>It is a common belief that most women love flowers, chocolates and diamonds. In fact, numerous companies have gotten rich on this idea alone, and many romances have blossomed, sustained and even been repaired due to one or all of these elements. So, is it true? And if so, why is it so universally given that a woman will be pleased, seduced and even enamored when presented with just one? And forget about it if all three are combined, they create that non-compromising, explosive wipe-out combustion of emotions, sensations and everything else. So it is true then, as we&#8217;ve all seen countless numbers of women swoon over the mere idea. Diamonds may be the favorite preferred choice of the three, but you&#8217;ll never have to worry about <a
href='https://moneymutual.com/loan-fees-and-repayment.html'>loan fees</a> when buying a dozen roses for your sweetheart.</p><p>Chocolate is perhaps the most stereotypical of the given three, or at least it&#8217;s the one that receives the most frequent humorous, and borderline sarcastic, comments. No one makes fun of anyone who loves flowers or diamonds, but as soon as a woman reaches for a chocolate bar or a Hershey&#8217;s kiss, she is immediately pegged as hormonal, typical and well, the references go downhill from there. It&#8217;s interesting, but true, women prefer, okay are typically more obsessed with, chocolate to other sweets and treats. And almost hands down women love chocolate more than men, though most men also enjoy some kind candy bar or chocolate treat on a regular basis.</p><p>Meanwhile, diamonds are one of the most interesting <a
href='http://www.rwa.org/'>romantic</a> and emotional associations with women. They are the single most important symbolic association to romance, commitment, true love and happiness that exits, and while they are primarily related to women, men also recognize the significance of diamonds. The history of the diamond&#8217;s use in engagement rings dates to the early twentieth century when the mining company <a
href='http://www.debeers.com/?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_term=de beers'>De Beers</a> created a special marketing campaign to help sale an over abundance of the gems. The idea caught on and become one of the most successful and brilliant marketing campaign creations in history.</p><p>Diamonds have become the standard, almost universal, precious gemstone used for engagements and rarely has one item so completely dominated any field. It&#8217;s also commonly accepted that the giver of an engagement ring, typically a male, spends about two months worth of his salary on the ring. Weddings are one of the live events that most people are willing to spend large amounts of money on. This includes saving for the occasion, financial contributions from family and sometimes borrowing money. <a
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/> </a></div><p>It&#8217;s always a pleasure to come to Singapore and see what might be new and interesting in the trends.  It&#8217;s a radically forward-looking city, or rather city-state, with a unique openness to ideas from the internationally community at large.  These ideas can take on many forms, and crop up in many different sectors of life and the way people live here.  Anywhere from painting to music to photography and fashion, there is a very rich and creative atmosphere here.  The general population seems built for making or admiring creative works in the world, and although it hasn&#8217;t completely landed as one of the premiere places for style and culture, it&#8217;s close to being there, and everyone will benefit.</p><p>In this regard, then, it&#8217;s an even greater pleasure to be in Singapore, enjoying an evening at an <a
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