We have 4 generations living together, and political conversations often ended in tears. These 10 rules helped ease tensions.

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The author's family kept having political arguments.

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I never expected to meet my husband while working at a restaurant together post-college. It was surprisingly romantic.

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The author met her husband while working at a restaurant.

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I ditched my smartphone for 12 months but it was a bad decision

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My coworker dated 3 other women in the office before we fell for each other. We've been married for nearly 25 years.

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The author and her husband were coworkers first.

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I struggled to learn the language when I moved to Italy. Adopting a dog allowed me to practice conversing with others.

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After Kristopher Milicevic adopted his dog Lucky, strangers in Italy stopped to talk to him, which helped him with his Italian.

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I'm taking my husband to write a will for Valentine's Day. Here's how the process works and why it's key for parents.

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This is the first year Jen Glantz and her partner are celebrating Valentine's Day as parents, and they're thinking about the future.

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My coworker was 17 years older than me and was too attracted to me to be in the same meetings. We're now engaged.

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The author and her fiancé are in an age-gap relationship.

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I make 4 times more money than my husband earns. He later admitted he was jealous of me being the breadwinner.

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A couple started out with about $45 between them. Over their 23 years together, they've paid off $350,000 of debt.

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I worried I'd lose all my work friends when I quit. It surprisingly brought us closer together.

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Rachel Craft, left, worried about losing work friends when she quit, but they became closer instead.

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