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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Kelsey Herbers and her fiancé with their dog
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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Couple sitting by the window.

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I'm poly and live with my husband and boyfriend. We make $155,000 combined and can finally buy a house.

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A polyamorous couple.

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Most parents are still giving money to their young adult kids, survey found

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59% of parents say they financially assist their young adult children.

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Chinese people are debating a superstition that says 2024 is the 'Year of the Widow.' Beijing is starting to pay attention.

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Newly-wed couples attend traditional Chinese-style group wedding ceremony at Jinyang Lake Park on September 12, 2023 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China.
Newly-wed couples attend traditional Chinese-style group wedding ceremony at Jinyang Lake Park on September 12, 2023 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China.

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My fiancé is 17 years older than me, and we met at work. He's planning for retirement, but I'm just starting my career.

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kelsey herbers and her partner and their dog
The author, right, is 17 years younger than her partner and has different financial goals.

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Michelle Obama doesn't want you to think her marriage is perfect: 'There are some broken things that happen even in the best of marriages'

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Barack Obama kisses Michelle Obama
Barack and Michelle Obama have been married for 31 years.

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She was trapped in a marriage for 10 years. Now she helps other 'chained' Orthodox Jewish women.

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Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.
Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.

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Sitting in her home on a leafy street in North West London, Rifka Meyer looks fondly at a framed photograph hanging above her dining room table.

Today's parents have to pay $3.4 million to fund the American Dream for themselves and their kids

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