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The value of differences

Written by Dianne Neal Matthews

After more than five decades, I Love Lucy fans still laugh at Lucy Ricardo’s clashes with her Cuban-born husband. But tying the knot can be a “cross-cultural” experience even when the bride and groom come from the same country.

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A Christmas resolution

Written by Mitch Temple

While “dashing through the snow” could be written today as “speeding down the interstate to the mall,” both statements sound stressful to me.

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Decision time

Written by Carol Heffernan

As any married couple eventually discovers, romantic feelings don't exist every day. It takes effort to keep a marriage strong, to keep minor disagreements from becoming major ones, to favour sweet words and tender glances over harsh comments and contemptuous glares.

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A marriage booster for every couple

One day while driving on the highway, I casually glanced at the driver in the car next to me. Her steering wheel was shaking wildly. Even more astonishing was her indifference as her hands vibrated along with the erratic motion.

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Called to battle

Written by Erin Prater

“How can you be excited to go to war?” I asked my husband, Travis.

The question perplexed me as much as it irritated me. Travis would be deploying to Iraq – a reality we’d faced since our courtship.

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