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Happy Valentine’s Day! More often than not, today is the day we associate with romance. Chocolates, flowers, jewelry — you know the deal. However, along with the happy moments of love, theres also a lot of pressure attached to this one day and frankly, we’d like to take your mind off of it for a second.

Instead of stressing out about what to get or how to ask someone to be your valentine, why not think back to some funny Valentine’s Day moments?

In the comments below, share your funniest Valentine’s Day memory with us. After all

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How to Choose a Mens Wedding Ring for your Valentine Wedding

Its hard to believe that Valentines Day is just around the corner, but if you visit a jewelry store or card store, you will know its getting closer. During this season of romance, roses and diamonds, men are already starting to think about engagement rings, promise rings, diamond earrings and the like; but there are just as many searching for that perfect mens wedding ring.

Titanium Wedding Band If men had it their way, they would pick up a mens wedding ring less than a week before the big day, but women instinctively know better. Full article…

Shopping for a gemstone can be harder than you think. Admittedly, before I began working for Gemvara, I had no clue about the difference between a well cut stone and a poorly cut one. (Not to mention the fact that all stones have different hardness levels! Who knew?)

However, lucky for you, our resident gem expert, Roy Albers, agreed to get under the bright lights and film a few short videos to guide you through the process of purchasing a gemstone.

Roy is the VP of Jewelry Fulfillment at Gemvara and the buyer for all our gemstones. He is extremely well-versed in the business and you will see that as he discusses the guidelines for buying three gems, a ruby, an emerald, and a sapphire, in the videos below.

At some point in each video Roy displays a multitude of stones – some good, some bad. Unf

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Depict­ing two heads, one look­ing for­ward and the other back­ward, the motif on this ancient Roman coin rep­re­sents the god of gates, doors and begin­nings; he is known as Janus. The first day of the new year is ded­i­cated to him. A Janus coin was given on the first day of the year: a gift of hope for pros­per­ity. This is my wish for all of you, so here is a coin to start 2012 bright. There is so much to look for­ward to in the com­ing days, not to men­tion the approach­ing weeks with the Golden Globes and the Acad­emy Awards. I hope to have lots of break­ing news, maybe even a bit of my own.

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