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| Introduction | |
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| Rules for Finding Love | |
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| Be Yourself | |
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| Get Over It Before You Get on with It | |
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| You Won't Be Happy with a Partner Until You Can Be Happy on Your Own | |
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| You'll Know Them When You Meet Them | |
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| Choose Someone Who Makes You Laugh | |
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| Being Less than a Hundred Percent Attractive Is a Great Filter | |
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| Don't Keep Making the Same Mistakes | |
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| Certain People Are Off Limits (You Know Who They Are) | |
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| You Can't Change People | |
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| Relationships Aren't About Sex | |
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| You Should Know Someone Through All the Seasons Before You Make Any Major Decisions | |
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| Don't Stay with Someone Who Doesn't Care | |
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| If You Can't Trust Them, You Haven't Got a Relationship | |
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| Be Honest (While You Still Have the Chance) | |
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| Don't Play Games | |
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| Don't Paint New Partners with Old Brushes | |
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| Make Sure You Both Have the Same Shared Goals | |
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| You Can't Make Someone Love You | |
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| Be Cruel to Be Kind | |
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| Rules of Relationships | |
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| Be Nice | |
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| Be Together Because You Want to, Not Because You Need To | |
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| Allow Your Partner the Space to Be Themselves | |
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| Look to Your Own Faults | |
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| Be Honorable | |
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| Put Each Other First | |
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| Recognize the Signs | |
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| Be a Hero--or a Heroine | |
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| Accept the Differences, Embrace What You Have in Common | |
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| Houston, We Have a Problem | |
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| You Want to Do What? | |
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| Let Not the Sun Go Down Upon Your Wrath | |
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| Be the First to Say Sorry | |
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| Don't Belittle Your Partner | |
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| Don't Put Them on a Pedestal and Expect Them to Stay There | |
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| Don't Dump Responsibility on Your Partner | |
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| Never Stop Trying to Be Attractive | |
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| If You Can Say Anything Nice, Do | |
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| Don't Try to Be Their Parent | |
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| Don't Be a Nag | |
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| If Little Things Annoy You, Say So--with Humor | |
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| Go that Extra Step in Trying to Please Them | |
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| Make Sure Your Partner Is Always Pleased to See You | |
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| Know When to Listen and When to Act | |
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| Let Them Know If You Don't Like Their Friends | |
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| Jealousy Is Your Stuff, Not Theirs | |
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| Your Partner Is More Important than Your Kids | |
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| Make Time for Romance | |
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| Have a Passion for Your Life Together | |
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| Share the Workload | |
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| Trust the Other One to Do the Job | |
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| Be Part of Their Life | |
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| Make Sure Your Love Making Is Making Love | |
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| Don't Control Them | |
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| Listen to What They're Not Saying | |
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| Most Everyday Arguments Are About Something Else | |
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| Respect Privacy | |
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| Treat Your Partner Better than Your Best Friend | |
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| Don't Be Offended If They Want Some Space | |
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| Men Like Flowers, Too | |
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| Keep Your Finances Separate | |
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| Contentment Is a High Aim | |
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| Be Generous to Each Other Financially | |
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| You Make a Choice Every Day | |
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| Don't' Be a Martyr | |
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| You Don't Both Have to Have the Same Rules | |
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| Put Yourself in Their Shoes | |
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| In-Laws Are Part of the Package | |
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| Keep Talking | |
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| Rules of Parting | |
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| Listen to Your Own Internal Voice | |
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| Recognize That It Takes Two | |
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| eep the Moral High Ground | |
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| Don't Keep Reliving It Over and Over | |
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| Leave the Kids Out of It | |
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| Rules for Family | |
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| Don't Blame Your Parents | |
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| Don't Let Your Parents Control Your Feelings | |
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| Your Children Come Before You | |
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| Nothing Is Worth Falling Out Over | |
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| Treat Them the Way You Believe Is Right, No Matter How They Treat You | |
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| Don't Pressure Your Family Just Because You Can | |
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| Never Be Too Busy for Loved Ones | |
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| Your Children Need to Fall Out with You to Leave Home | |
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| They Don't Have to Be the Same as You | |
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| There's Always Stuff with Siblings | |
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| Let Go of Your Role | |
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| ules of Friendship | |
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| There Are No Rules | |
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| Your Best Friend Was Once a Stranger | |
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| Only Have People in Your Life Who Make It Better, Not Worse | |
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| If You're Going to Be a Friend, Be a Good Friend | |
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| Never Give Advice | |
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| Find Friends Who Love the Truth | |
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| Never Lend Money Unless You're Prepared to Write It Off | |
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| If You Don't Like Their Partner, Tough | |
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| When One Finger Points Forward, Three Point Back | |
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| Friendships Change | |
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| Know When to Let Go | |
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| Bitterness Helps No One | |
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| Rules for Everyone | |
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| Guilt Is a Selfish Emotion | |
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| Love Equals Time | |
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| The More You Give, the More You Get Back | |
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| Other People Are Where It's At | |