Millions of dollars are spent for chocolate on Valentine’s Day in Japan, but men spend none of it. Instead, women buy what they call “Obligatory Chocolate” for the men in their lives, even though most say they don’t want to.
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010The Secret to a Lasting Marriage is in the Math: 5 to 1
Friday, February 12th, 2010Here’s an interesting statistic. Researchers who studied marriages that have lasted over 50 years found that “The Secret” is not that they didn’t have bad times. Instead, it was simple math. For each negative interaction (arguments, criticism, etc.) there were five positive interactions (a hug, a kiss, a compliment, etc.). Go figure.