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  Or is Your Marriage Good Enough…   Paul Amato, Ph.D., professor of sociology, demography, and family studies at Penn State, conducted a 20-year study on 2,000 subjects who started off married, and says 55 to 60 percent of divorcing couples discard unions with real potential.

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  Giving the Gift of your Attention in 3 Steps   Think of all the requests for your time, attention, and focus. Do you give yours away, wasting this precious resource?  We all feel it – the constant demand for our attention, the feeling of not having enough time.  We risk feeling overloaded, distracted, or [...]

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Where do Relationships fall on the Worry-Meter? In a recently conducted LHJ.com poll, they found that 18% of readers worry about their relationship.  http://www.ladieshomejournal-digital.com/ladieshomejournal/200908?pg=47#pg47 Now maybe that doesn’t sound too earth-shattering. After all, 46% worry about their job. (Another good reason not to mix romance and work – it ups the worry-anti to 64%)!  But [...]

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3 Challenges in the Relationship Olympics!  Watching the Olympics’ is always uplifting – you see such dedication and persistence — Such commitment to a particular goal.  And teamwork that is unparalleled.  Sounds perfect for the Relationship Olympics…Take the Challenge!

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How to Plan a Romantic Valentine’s Day With Only 4 Days To Go and Zero Energy!!  There is a way to pull this off. You can still succeed on Valentine’s Day and avoid the cliché box of chocolates or cut flowers.  In some instances, however, classic Valentine’s may be the way to go!  It all [...]

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More than Flowers: Instead of roses or floral arrangement this year, do something really thoughtful… something that she knows you put some effort into.  Take pix of her bridal bouquet and have a florist re-create it.  It let’s her know you would marry her all over again.

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Great Dates that Shout “WOW” without all the planning! How do you plan for such a date for one of the toughest Date Nights of the year?  There are options!

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It’s never too early (or late) to plan for Valentine’s Day!   Send us your best/worst Valentines Day experience!   Submit to romance@outoftheboxdates.com. Your submission will remain anonymous.  But we really do have some advice from some Stars….and others…on Valentines Day plans.  For example, Mr. McDreamy (aka Patrick Dempsey)’s recent interview in Reader’s Digest reveals:

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  Tell us YOUR romantically unusual  Dates!  Yes, this blog post is about the Secret to the Unusual Date, but in preparation for Valentines Day, we’d love to get some real life examples of your romantically unusual Valentine’s Day dates! Please email your Best or Worst unusual Valentine’s Date to  romance@outoftheboxdates.com. Your submission will remain [...]

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Keeping It So Simple in your Relationship Planning for 2010! Sometimes inspiration comes from unexpected places. Can you get Relationship Planning ideas from Business planning? I have a friend who shared a blog/website about a company who helps understand human dynamics in business. While perusing a blog on Complicated versus Complex, it suddenly popped into [...]

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