10 Tips For Successfully Mixing Masculine and Feminine Décor

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Taking that next step in a relationship, or for some a new marriage, can be a fun and rewarding time that is also combined with stresses of combining households. But finding a way to mix masculine and feminine decor can be a great experience. And like the saying goes, two heads are better than one.

This especially rings true in design. Oftentimes, the dark colors, heavy furniture and woodsy items mix best with the soft linens, plush pillows, colorful patterns that feminine traits bring to the table. But when you bring two people on opposite ends of the spectrum into the equation, it can be hard to reach a happy medium.

We’ve provided 10 tips that will inspire you to take that next step and keep it fun while learning more about your significant other!

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20 Crucial Money Questions To Ask Before 'I Do'

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Bethany and Scott Palmer, authors of First Comes Love Then Comes Money: A Couple's Guide To Financial Communication, believe couples can't afford not to ask the following 20 questions before saying, 'I do.'

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The 5 Most Elaborate Marriage Proposals Ever

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One Russian man took his marriage proposal as a matter of life or death. Alexey Bykov hired a movie director and stuntmen to stage a bloody, gruesome faked death — aspects not often associated with the romance and refinement of the average proposal. When Bykov’s girlfriend arrived to meet him, she found herself at the scene of a car crash, with mangled vehicles everywhere. Irena Kolokov then asked a paramedic what happened and learned Bykov had died. When she began weeping over his body, he reportedly jumped up and proposed to her. “I was so cross I almost killed him again, but for real this time,” she said, after saying yes. It was the ultimate in shock and awww.

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Is This the Most Epic Marriage Proposal In History?

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This is from last week, but since we missed it and today it's been such a bad Sunday, I wanted to end the day on a happy note: the most epic and tear-jerking marriage proposal I've ever seen.

The guy is Portland actor Isaac Lamb and the whole number was done by 60 people—all friends and family—lip-dubbing to the song. Some people even joined through video conference!

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Who is Mark Zuckerberg's Wife, Priscilla Chan

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Yesterday Mark Zuckerberg tied the knot with his college sweetheart, Priscilla Chan.

The wedding was a surprise for all of the guests, who thought they were attending a med school graduation party for Chan.

The couple met in line for the bathroom at Zuckerberg's frat party nine years ago.

Here's a summary of their time together, as told through their Facebook timelines.

Congrats Priscilla and Mark!

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Zuckerberg Just Got Married

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Mark "IPO" Zuckerberg just dropped a Facebook status update bigger than the NASDAQ bomb: he and longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan are married, only a day after he became one of the richest men on the planet. He wore a suit!

As far as anyone can tell, the news of the marriage between the notoriously secretive couple—about whom we know only of a shared dog, lavish vacation, and tense standoff between her vegetarianism and his staunch chicken-killing—was broken on Facebook. Of course.

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Social Media Marriage Proposals: 10 Clever Ways to Pop the Question

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Want proof that love spawns creativity? Look no further than these clever marriage proposals, which take advantage of mediums and tools that weren’t available to previous generations of lovers.

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