(MONEY Magazine) – "I'm going to Tuscany with childhood girlfriends for our 50th birthdays." --Ethie (and George) Radanovich, Mariposa, Calif.

"No. I went on a trip without him when we were engaged and it was really hard." --Abigail (and Ricky) Leung, Los Angeles

"Rarely--maybe if it's just friends going away. But we just love each other's company." --Mary Manning (and Stephen Hall), London