"I don't hate him because he's black. I hate him because he's my husband."
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race, races, racial issue, racial issues, marriage, marriage counselling, marriage counselor, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, spousal dispute, disputes, spousal disputes, marriages, interracial marriage, interracial marriages, spat, bickering, domestic, domestic arguments, unhappy marriage, unhappy marriages, unhappy marriage, unhappy marriages, racism, discord"It may surprise you to know that, contrary to your experience, you're actually very happily married."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issue, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, counsellor, counsellors, counselling, counselor, counselors, counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, therapist, therapists, therapy, couple, couples, happily married, married couple, married couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, divorce, divorced, split, splitting, separation, separating, issues, issue, problem, problems, surprise, experience, experiences"I don't like him."
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therapy, therapist, therapists, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, patient, patients, mental health, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, unhealthy relationship, unhealthy relationships, unhappy relationship, unhappy relationships, love, hate, marriage, marriages, married life, unhappy marriage, unhappy marriages, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, dislike, divorce, divorces, divorcing, split, splits, splitting, separation, separations, separating, breakup, breakups"I love you anyway, too."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor"Maybe you ought to consider making love in the morning - before you have a chance to piss each other off."
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marital fight, marital fights, pissing off, marriage counselors, marriage counselor, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, morning, relationships, doctors, patients, obstacles, realistic, marriage problem, marriage problems, anger, angers, angering, irritation, irritations, couples counselling, couples counseling, mankoff"Before you chop off my head, don't you think we should see a counsellor?"
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king, kings, queen, queens, sovereign, sovereigns, ruler, rulers, monarch, monarchs, monarchy, royal, royalty, history, historical, medieval, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, conflict, conflicts, therapy, therapist, therapists, shrink, shrinks, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, mental health, divorce, divorces, split, splits, separation, separations, breakup, breakups, break up, break ups, break-up, break-ups, king henry viii, decapitation, execution, tudor"I'm used to him finishing my sentences, but now he starts them, too."
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therapy, therapist, therapists, shrink, shrinks, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, patient, patients, mental health, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, unhealthy relationship, unhealthy relationships, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, conflict, conflicts, finishing each other's sentences, finishing sentences, finish, finishing, start, starting, sentence, sentences, annoying"Before we get going, is this the Big One?"
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor, divorce, divorced, divorcing, unhappy marriage, unhappy"I've learned to give up when I hear Brooklyn in your voice."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor, give up, giving up, roll over, rolling over, warning, warnings, warning sign, sign, signs"Go ahead. Tell me your troubles. I promise to say 'Awww' in all the right places."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor, listening skills, listening, feeling listened to, over dinner"They're going through a bitter marriage."
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gossip, gossiping, gossiper, gossipers, girl talk, girl, girls, women, woman, man, men, marriage, married, spouse, spouses, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, dispute, disputes, argue, argument, arguments, marital problems, relationship, relationships, relationship problems, couples counselling, couples counsellor, couples counselor, couples counselors, couples counsellors, marriage counselling, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors"He said 'Tomato.' I said, 'Did you just say something?' He said, 'Nevermind.' I said, 'No—WHAT?' He said, 'Skip it.' I said, 'For God's sake, just spit it out.' He said, '..."
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therapy, therapist, therapists, shrink, shrinks, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, patient, patients, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, he said she said"You're both miserable wretches, but I suppose that's beside the point."
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therapy, therapist, therapists, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, patient, patients, mental health, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, unhealthy relationship, unhealthy relationships, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, miserable, unhappy, upset, wretch, wretches, miserable wretches, depressed, depression, beside the point, unhappy relationship, unhappy relationships"We tried macrobiotics, we tried crystals, we tried meditation. Finally, we tried divorce. That worked."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, divorce, divorces, split, splits, separation, separations, breakup, breakups, break up, break ups, break-up, break-ups, self-help, psychobabble, psychology, macrobiotics, crystals, meditation, fitness, science, therapy, therapist, therapists, shrink, shrinks, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling"We love each other very much, and we concur on alcohol and coffee. But we're unable to come to an agreement on meat and fish."
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therapy, therapist, therapists, shrink, shrinks, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, patient, patients, mental health, food, drink, drinks, coffee, alcohol, alcoholic, meat, fish, seafood, picky, fussy, fussy eater, fussy eaters, picky eater, picky eaters, diet, diets, eating habits, concur, agree, agreeing, agreement, agreements, disagree, disagreeing, disagreement, disagreements, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, love, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, conflict, conflicts, dislike"No, I don't think our marriage would benefit from a mission statement."
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relationships, marriage, mission statement, mission statements, marriage problem, marriage problems, benefit, benefits, businesslike, businessman, businessman, husband, husbands, solution, solutions, mission, missions, goal, goals, set goals, sets goals, setting goals, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, mankoff"My wife understands me."
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gripe, gripes, griping, complain, complains, complaining, complaints, bar, bars, bar stool, bar stools, barfly, barflies, whinge, whinges, whine, whines, whining, wife, wives, husband, husbands, spouse, spouses, booze, boozer, boozers, commiserate, commiserates, commiserating, commiseration, commiserations, cliche, cliches, cliched, depressed, depressing, depression, communication, communicate, communicating, need, needs, desire, desires, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counseling, marriage counselling"And how does it make you feel when she jumps over you and calls you a lazy dog?"
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therapy, therapist, therapists, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, animal, animals, anthropomorphic, personification, dog, dogs, fox, foxes, quick brown fox, lazy dog, jump, jumps, jumping, lazy, laziness, feeling, feelings, hurt feelings, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, couple, couples, the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog, panagram, panagrams, sentence, sentences, alphabet, keyboard, keyboards, typist, typists, typing, writing, writer, writers"When we were together, he was always singing 'It Had to Be You.' Then, suddenly, he switched to 'I Gotta Be Me,' and I haven't seen him since."
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divorce, divorces, romantic, romantic song, romantic songs, our song, our songs, couple, couples, harbinger, harbingers, walk out, walks out, walking out, early warning, early warnings, lifestyle, lifestyles, lifestyle change, lifestyle changes, husband, husbands, wife, wives, selfish, selfishness, selfish lifestyle, selfish lifestyles, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, marriage counseling, couples counselor, couples counsellor"Any healthy relationship requires fundamental acting skills."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor"She can forgive Nixon, but she can't forgive me."
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therapy, therapist, therapists, shrink, shrinks, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, couples therapy, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, patient, patients, mental health, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, conflict, conflicts, forgiveness, forgive, forgiving, politics, politician, politicians, nixon"I don't want to sound simplistic, but I think a smaller couch with fewer throw pillows would help this marriage a lot."
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marriage, couples, divorce, pillows, throw pillows, decorating, decor, couch, throw pillow, simplify, simplifies, simplification, separate, separations, separations, emotional distance, marriage counselor, marriage counselors, marriage counselling, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, intimacy, lack of intimacy, sofa, sofas, mankoff"Look at you—folding the laundry two days before couples therapy."
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couples therapy, couples therapist, couples counselling, couples counseling, marriage, marriages, couples counsellor, couples counselor, marriage therapy, marriage therapist, marriage counselling, marriage counseling, marriage counsellor, marriage counselor, damage limitation, spousal dispute, spousal dispute, cohabitation, cohabiting, disagree, disagreement, domestic, domestic dispute, domestic chores, domestic task, domestic chore, domestic task, laundry, misogyny, misogynist, housework, housewife, housewives, gender gap, inequality, gender inequality"Look, you've been great. It's just that we'd like to start seeing other marriage counsellors."
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love scenes, breakups, marriage counselors, divorce, marriage counselor, marriage counsellor, marriage counsellors, marriage counselling, see other people, sees other people, seeing other people, therapist, therapists, couples therapists, couples therapists, couples therapy, let down easy, lets down easy, letting down easy, it's not you, cliche, cliches, cliched, breakup, breakups, breaking up, split up, splits up, splitting up, divorce, divorces, divorcing, mankoff"And I say we're functional and happy."
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