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TheCouplesInstitute.com is designed to give you ideas, strategies and tactics that have proven successful for many couples. Prior to implementing any of these strategies, please be sure they make sense to you and fit your situation. The tips provided in this website are to be used as a guide and not as a substitution for therapy.

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