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Previous episode Date nights: what kind of time together brings couples closer

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Gratitude in a relationship: how small thanks add up

A thank-you for a packed school bag looks like nothing. Psychologists followed couples day by day, then pooled studies of more than 11,000 couples, to see whether it matters.

  1. 1 On Monday, you find your daughter's school bag by the door, already packed, with her drawing on top. Miva got up early to do it, and says nothing about it.Mivathe school bag

    On Monday, you find your daughter's school bag by the door, already packed, with her drawing on top. Miva got up early to do it, and says nothing about it.

  2. 2 It is a small thing, and so is a thank-you. Does saying it change anything?you ?

    It is a small thing, and so is a thank-you. Does saying it change anything?

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