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Blog Action Day: Fight Climate Change “twogether”
This year’s Blog Action Day is focused on climate change and blogs around the world are contributing their own view on climate change and what could be done to prevent it.
As a blog on love, relationships and matchmaking, we would like to look at the effects of people living as singles vs. living in a relationship on climate change. Living “twogether” in a relationship is far more eco-friendly than living alone, so any couple living together – even without much of a green attitude – is doing more to fight climate change than a single person with the greenest intentions.
Here’s how couples contribute to the fight against climate change:
- A shared home is more environmentally friendly than individual households. A couple requires less space than two singles, which means less building, less land claimed for residential development, less CO2 emissions from construction work.
- Couples can save on heating, as they share a living space that only needs to be heated once. Also, don’t overrate the effect of body heat when you cuddle up in bed
Who needs an electric blanket, when they have the one they love to keep them warm at night? Read more
Ready for Marriage? A Retro-Quiz for Women
You want to get married? But are you even ready for marriage? In the 70s that question was a topic for comics aimed at young girls. One such comic published a quiz, to help young women find out if they’re ready for marriage. thatsmyskull found it, one Jezebel answered all the questions to see if SHE was ready for marriage. If you answer every question with “Yes”, you’re ready to say “Yes”. The questions fall into 3 categories:
1. Some questions are pretty sensible – even if you don’t answer “Yes” to all of them, it’s probably a good idea to think about some issues like finances and commitment, before you take a vow that will change your life.
2. Some of the other questions aren’t exactly bad, but today you should probably answer them the exact other way around if you’re ready for marriage!
3. Some questions feel like they came straight from the dark ages and make the questionnaire feel more like an employment form for housekeepers.
Whatever you answer – some questions will give you pause for thought, some will make you laugh out loud and in the end it’s still up to you to decide whether you’re ready for marriage! After the jump is the scanned quiz. Read more
Environmentally Friendly Weddings: 12 Tips for a Green Wedding
Environmentally friendly blog treehugger writes about all aspects of green living. This post about non-green weddings got us thinking: What would an environmentally friendly wedding look like?
These are the top tips for a green wedding:
- An environmentally friendly wedding begins with environmentally friendly wedding invites: Print your invitations on recycled paper or, even better, hand-write them. Don’t worry; recycled paper needn’t look horrible – these days it comes in any design or colour you could ask for.
- Bonus green points for handing the invitations to friends personally. That doesn’t just save you postage, but also the carbon caused by mail.
- When looking for the perfect wedding location, remember: a green wedding means minimum travel for a maximum of your guests. Read more
be2 Conquers Indian Dating Market
One year ago in the be2 office: Job interview. While my future boss lists several be2 countries, I can’t help but wonder that India isn’t on be2’s colorful world map yet. I am told: „The Indian dating market is very complex: arranged marriages, low purchasing power, a completely different culture and strong competition.“ As an Indian raised in Germany, I think to myself: “I know all that already, but still…”
Wedding Customs in be2 Countries
Once you’ve found the man or woman of your dreams, you start dreaming about the wedding of your dreams. In different countries that can mean very different wedding customs. How are wedding customs celebrated in the be2 countries? What do people wear and which lucky charms do they carry? Maybe you can find some inspiration for your own wedding:
- Wedding customs in central Europe
The traditional bridal bouquet was originally made with herbs to keep away bad spirits. The veil used to be a symbol of the brides virginity and also a protection from evil spirits. The bridesmaids were another way of fooling the spirits Read more
