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In one of my favorite lines from Jonathon Franzen's The Corrections , he writes, "She was feeling very Midwestern, which is to say, positive." Like a lot of Midwesterners, I grew up in a household that was ostensibly Christian but whose real religious practice was positive thinking. Many, many were the times something bad would happen and I or my siblings would be admonished to "look on the bright side" or "focus on the positive." There was a ...
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Dear Matt and Tamsen, I had the perfect relationship for six months. My boyfriend and I loved to do everything together. But, it seems lately that all we do it fight. Can you tell me how to reconnect? A: It can be a very stressful time of year, so you are certainly not alone. It can seem overwhelming when it comes to making a relationship work when all it seems like all you are doing is fighting. Here are a few suggestions when it comes to ...
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