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Perpetual problems: why most couple fights never get solved

Couples who stay happy for decades still argue about the same things they argued about years before. So what do they do with a fight that never ends?

  1. 1 Saturday, eight in the morning. Miva has the whole weekend planned: the market at nine, the park at eleven, her parents at four. You hoped for a day with nothing in it.youMivaSaturdayMiva's plan

    Saturday, eight in the morning. Miva has the whole weekend planned: the market at nine, the park at eleven, her parents at four. You hoped for a day with nothing in it.

  2. 2 You have had this fight before. In January it was about the holiday. In March it was about a birthday party. The topic changes every time, and the fight stays the same.Januarythe holidayMarcha birthdaypartyJunethe summer

    You have had this fight before. In January it was about the holiday. In March it was about a birthday party. The topic changes every time, and the fight stays the same.

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