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To make sure you're "honeymoon compatible,"
print out 2 copies of this simple questionnaire...and take it
separately. Then compare answers. You'll find no right or wrong
ones, just help in defining your idea of the perfect honeymoon
-- which may not be the same as his or hers. Compare notes after
you finish, and be prepared to negotiate as you enter the planning
stage.
1. When you you want to take the honeymoon?
Right
after the wedding.
When
we have the time.
When
we have the money.
Cut
to the chase: We're taking it before the wedding.
No honeymoon.
2. Pick one:
We're
going to need a travel agent to help us.
We can
handle the planning ourselves (who's in charge?).
3. What's the total you've budgeted for the honeymoon?
Under
$500
$500-1,000
$1,000-$2,500
$2,500-$5,000
$5,000-$10,000
$10,000+
4. How long can you afford to get away?
Overnight.
Weekend/long
weekend.
Week.
Two
weeks.
Longer.
5. I prefer to:
See
the USA.
Go abroad.
6. Where's your favorite spot?
Beach.
Mountains.
City.
At sea.
7. Given my choice, I'd rather:
Camp
out/stay in hostels.
Stay
with family/friends.
Find
motels along the way.
Get
a room in a chain hotel or rent a condo.
Luxury
all the way.
8. When it comes to active sports, I'd like to spend some
time on the honeymoon involved in (circle up to four):
Aerobics
Baseball
Basketball
Bicycling
Billiards
Boxing
Canoeing
Cricket
Cross
Country Skiing
Diving
Fencing
Field
Hockey
Figure
Skating
Fishing
Flying
Folk
Dancing
Frisbee
Golf
Gliding
Gymnastics
Handball
Hiking
Horseback
Riding
Ice
Skating
Inline
Skating
Jetskiing
Jogging
Kayaking
Lacrosse
Marathon
Martial
Arts
Motor
Sports
Mountain
Biking
Netball
Parasailing
Pentathlons
Polo
Racquetball
Rock
Climbing
Roller
Hockey
Roller
Skating
Rowing
Rugby
Running
Sailing
Scuba
Diving
Skating
Skiing
Snorkeling
Snowboarding
Soccer
Softball
Spa
Activities
Speed
Skating
Sports
Festivals
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track
and Field
Triathlon
Volleyball
Walking
Water
Polo
Waterskiing
Weight-Lifting
Windsurfing
Wrestling
Yachting
Other:____________________________
9. What's your preference?
I like
shopping on vacation.
I hate
shopping on vacation.
10. Does company (kids, friends, parents, pets, officers of
the law, etc.) belong on a honeymoon?
It's
okay with me.
It's
not okay.
11. Most of the time on our honeymoon, we'll be eating from:
McDonald's
and other fast-food franchises.
Supermarkets:
We'll make stuff ourselves.
Inexpensive
local restaurants.
Fine
local restaurants.
Hotel
restaurant/room service.
12. At night, I expect to:
Go out
dancing.
Listen
to live music.
Catch
up on the local culture.
See
movies.
Are
you kidding? It's my honeymoon!
Now, compare questionnaires. If you have more than half of the
same answers, you're honeymoon compatible -- and the rest is
just a matter of working out the details. If not, let the compromises
begin.
If it turns
out that you have to give up some things you'd hoped for, keep
in mind that the trip is bound to be fun with the one you love.
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