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    FlatTire #2

    September 20, 2026 / 2 Comments

    Summers can be crazy and wonderful. Then you get Flat Tire #2. Summers are a wonderful time to reconnect with family and friends, enjoy longer days and leaisure time at the lake or cabin. Ours got crazy with a backed up septic system at the cabin and then Flat Tire #2.

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    Tom and Mary Frances

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    Happy 250th birthday, America!

    June 30, 2026 / No Comments

    Have a safe and fun celebration – from The Couples Post Family to yours.

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    The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts

    June 8, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Matt We’ve all heard that classic, Aristotle quote: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” While it may be deeply philosophical, it is also the absolute best way to describe the hilarious, chaotic reality of living with another human being. Gail When you get married, you stop being two independent, functioning adults. Instead, you merge into a singular, bizarre ecosystem where the final product is entirely different from the individual ingredients. Here is what happens when two parts become a “whole” – and why the math makes absolutely no sense. Before we combined forces, we were perfectly rational, capable single people. Let’s look at each of us…

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    Memorial Day

    May 26, 2026 / No Comments

    We at the Couples Post are grateful to all of the men and women in the armed forces who have given their lives for our freedom. We hope your families all have a great Memorial Day and we will see you next week for another post.

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    Nick and Jen

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    Happy Easter from the Couples Post!

    April 6, 2026 / No Comments

    From all of us at The Couples Post, we hope you and your families had a wonderful Easter! We will be back next week with a new article to share.

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    Have a Blessed Holy Week

    March 31, 2026 / No Comments

    From all of us at the Couples Post, we hope you have a blessed Holy Week!

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    Lucky in Marriage

    March 15, 2026 / No Comments

    A good marriage takes work and commitment, but sometimes we just get Lucky. Just for fun during this week of Irish celebrations and shenanigans we chose to focus on the times when we just got Lucky in Marriage.

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    Sleeping with the Loser

    March 1, 2026 / No Comments

    Jen – I used to think that every fight had a winner and a loser. When you think about this in the context of marriage, it means that after a fight, someone has to sleep with the loser. We propose that there is a better way to fight so that both spouses win.

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    After the Thrill is Gone . . . How Do We Make Love Stay?

    February 8, 2026 / 2 Comments

    We recently heard the songs After the Thrill is Gone (Eagles) and Make Love Stay (Dan Fogelberg) and they have been an ear-worm, and source of reminiscing for us. Youth never imagines the thrill being gone, but it happens to all of us.

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    The Kindness Challenge

    January 4, 2026 / 1 Comment

    Kindness 'makes the world go round.' Welcome 2026 with a 30-Day Kindness Challenge. Pass it on!

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