![]() Following cocktails is an outdoor movie on a giant screen near the ocean and gourmet food barefoot beneath the stars. Those who don’t surf can snorkel, SCUBA dive, have a massage, try other water sports, horseback ride on the beach, hike to a waterfall or visit an authentic Sumbanese Village. Managing partner James McBride calls it the “gentleman’s wave,” because Nihi Sumba allows only ten surfers to surf it at one time. Many people come to Nihi Sumba to surf, because directly in front of the resort is a world-class left-handed break, one of the best waves in the world. Guests can look from their private terrace down to the crescent-shaped beach and see riders galloping in the sand on sandalwood horses – or perhaps spot a herd of water buffalo heading down to the water.ĭining Room overlooking Indian Ocean Nihi Sumba ![]() ![]() There is an excellent gourmet beach restaurant, though many couples never leave the privacy of their accommodation, choosing to have meals delivered by their private pool, in the shady pavilion, or inside the suite. The spacious suites are more like private homes with sliding floor-to-ceiling windows leading to private decks, pool, and an Indian-Ocean facing sun pavilion with sun loungers and a king-sized bed (so couples can choose to sleep outside and gaze up at the stars). Nihi Sumba is an exclusive all-villa flop-and-drop luxury resort on a remote Indonesian island where men still carry machetes (though no longer for headhunting now for cracking open coconuts) and guests have their own personal moriuma (much more than a personal Sumbanese butler) who anticipates every whim, plans activities and meals, deliver fluffy towels after a swim on a remote beach, follows couples around inconspicuously, arrives with a buggy when the guests want to go to the equestrian center or a Land Rover when they want to go on a hike or tour a nearby Sumbanese village. ‘The overall drop has been driven entirely by younger women,’ says Cohen, as women are more likely to have college degrees, less likely to be under age 25, and less likely to have children in the household, all which can affect the risk of divorce. According to Philip Cohen, a professor at the University of Maryland, the divorce rate dropped by 18% from 2008-2016. The good news is that Millennials are lowering the divorce rate. But more prevalent than the seven-year itch is that in the United Sates, about 40-50% of couples divorce, and if they re-marry, the divorce rate for a subsequent marriage is even higher. Some couples begin to take each other for granted, others don’t prioritize couple time, and still others begin to lead separate lives. Psychologists and life coaches say that seven years is the threshold for the psyche to deal with little irritations in a relationship before getting fed up. The seven-year itch suggests that couples fall into a relationship slump around year seven of a marriage. ![]() Couple on honeymoon at Nihi Sumba, Indonesia Nihi Sumba ![]()
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