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Are You Mad at Me?

1 Thing You Should Never Ask Your Partner Anyone who has been in love should know by now that occasional relationship discord is inevitable. Smush two people together, add romantic chemistry, time and external forces like job stress or family tensions, and there is bound to be
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Sugar Plum Dreams

7 Ways to Get Enough Sleep This Holiday Aunt Jessica is visiting from the west coast. Twelve gifts need wrapping. Three party invites just arrived by text message. And now little Timmy’s classmates expect fresh-baked cookies by 7 a.m.   Between shopping, entertaining,
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First Dates

Pick One Date Spot and Stick to It When it comes to planning first dates, folks typically fall into one of two camps. Conventionally, both people discuss what they would like to do on the date, where to meet and when.   But there is another set of alpha daters who can’t be
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