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Before I went to honeymoon vacation destination The Maldives, I was repeatedly asked why I chose a place that’s rife with lovers when traveling without a romantic partner. It dawned on me that before this travel opportunity arose, I had never considered visiting the Maldives without a hunky romantic companion. In my mind, the archipelagic state had a symbolic “couples only” sign hanging over it, and I presumed it might be dull without someone’s eyes to gaze into adoringly at sunset. I was wrong.