Confessions of a Social Climber

Okay, so you and your honey managed to survive the bloody Valentine, it’s either a.) you had a fun date/adventure/proposal or b.)ended up pretending it was “just another day.” But what if you were already engaged? Would you follow “b” so as not to jinx that special day, or would you choose “a,” which, in essence is displaying loads of affection in public, knowing that a day for uniting two people will arrive, all the while not knowing how long it’d last?

At first glance, it would seem like the people who chose “a” are the affectionate ones, “two-against-the-world-love-is-all-we-need” types, while those who chose “b” are the paranoid ones, the ones in denial. Know what though? People are often paranoid because they’re careful. They take their sweet time on making a decision, and they evade the things that would only hinder them from their goal.

When it comes to making important decisions after weddings, the location for the honeymoon is right up there in the top three. If people only knew that the location for the honeymoon would be such a determinant in the future of their relationships, then the following places must be checked, double-checked and re-evaluated. Some celebs have gone to them, and, well, they’re not together anymore. Here’s a list of ex-celeb couples, and their honeymoon destinations.

Solange Knowles and Daniel Smith – Word about Beyonce’s little sister being pregnant way back in 2004 was followed with news that she was to marry then-boyfriend Daniel Smith. They had their 2004 wedding at Old Bahama Bay resort in the Bahamas, for that tropical honeymoon. Guess what? A couple of months later, they were filing for divorce.

J.Lo and Cris Judd – We wanted to be happy for them. Really. Really, really, really. (But deep in our dark hearts, we knew it wouldn’t last anyway. The short-lived couple spent their honeymoon at Lake Como (Italy) and Milan. After 8 short months, the couple split.

Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton – It was one of those … May-December affairs. She was 25, he was 55. She’s Lara Croft, and, later on, he would be Bad Santa. Lots of naughty bits there — but wait, there’s more! The couple was noted for their extreme displays of affection and eccentric behavior. (There were rumors that they carried each others’ blood in vials around their necks.) Along with the usual, out-of-the-blue adoption thing. Being congruent with their eccentricities, they went and got “hitched” in the world-famous Little Church of the West in Vegas. Well, if Ms. Croft and Bad Santa can’t make a Vegas-wedding work, who can? (added: here are other Vegas couples, who aren’t, well, together anymore: Noel Gallagher & Meg Matthews, David Cassidy & Kay Lenz and Judy Garland & Mark Herron, all were “hitched” in the same chapel.

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills – Beatles, or Wings, it doesn’t exclude Paul McCartney from suffering the same fate. After their wedding in Ireland, the couple went to a private island getaway in the Fregate Islands. News about settlement and what-not still rage on in the tv screens.

There you have it. Celebrity or not, maybe honeymoon locations play a more vital role than any of us has ever imagined? Who knows, maybe to keep your honey, you have to steer clear of the following.