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Fix These 5 Communication Mistakes And Your Marriage Will Greatly Improve

By Jeremy Brown

How to Pretend Mom and Dad Are On the Same Page

By Patrick A. Coleman

The Art of Picking Your Battles In a Marriage

By Steve Calechman

9 Couples Therapy Exercises That Should Be In Every Couple's Repertoire

By Ashley Abramson

How to Not Take Things So Personally: 5 Steps to Gaining Perspective

By Ashley Abramson

7 Big Ways a Baby Changes A Relationship

By Virginia Pelley

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Yes, You Can "Catch" Your Partner's Bad Mood And the theory offers some interesting explanations as to why some people feel moods more profoundly than others.

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