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		<title>Love, Sex, Romance, Marriage: Is Marriage Necessary? on psychologytoday.com</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we count down to Valentine&#8217;s day in this Love, Sex, Romance, Power series, today I ask the question, &#8220;Is Marriage Necessary?&#8221; What can psychologists and couples therapists&#8211;and married people&#8211;learn from the history and sociology of marriage?
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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/201002/love-stories-is-marriage-necessary




		
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As we count down to Valentine&#8217;s day in this Love, Sex, Romance, Power series, today I ask the question, &#8220;Is Marriage Necessary?&#8221; What can psychologists and couples therapists&#8211;and married people&#8211;learn from the history and sociology of marriage?<br />
Have a look&#8230;and leave a comment:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/201002/love-stories-is-marriage-necessary">http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/201002/love-stories-is-marriage-necessary</a></p>


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