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Great marriage advice.
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Great marriage advice.
I love Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day, and here's another really great quote:


Quote:"The covenant only works if each partner, as best as possible, puts the other's needs above his or her own, with the understanding that the other will reciprocate." — David Brooks, The New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017

The whole idea, of course, is one of reciprocity, and not "morality from above" (i.e., "God").

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day

Objective moral values exist because they can exist, and, hence, do exist.
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Great marriage advice. - by Jehanne - April 17, 2017 at 8:23 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Little lunch - April 17, 2017 at 11:08 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Faith No More - April 17, 2017 at 11:16 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Longhorn - April 18, 2017 at 4:28 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Neo-Scholastic - April 17, 2017 at 11:22 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Alex K - April 17, 2017 at 12:37 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Jehanne - April 17, 2017 at 12:53 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Isis - April 17, 2017 at 12:47 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by The Valkyrie - April 17, 2017 at 4:44 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 18, 2017 at 8:13 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by The Valkyrie - April 18, 2017 at 4:12 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 18, 2017 at 5:42 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by The Valkyrie - April 18, 2017 at 5:45 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 17, 2017 at 12:56 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Jehanne - April 17, 2017 at 1:30 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 17, 2017 at 1:46 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 17, 2017 at 2:00 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 17, 2017 at 2:37 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 18, 2017 at 3:39 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 19, 2017 at 1:38 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 19, 2017 at 5:13 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 19, 2017 at 6:26 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 19, 2017 at 7:39 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 20, 2017 at 3:06 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 20, 2017 at 3:57 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 21, 2017 at 12:46 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 21, 2017 at 3:22 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Thumpalumpacus - April 21, 2017 at 10:28 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 21, 2017 at 3:09 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Thumpalumpacus - April 21, 2017 at 8:52 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Crunchy - April 22, 2017 at 1:28 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 21, 2017 at 9:01 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Thumpalumpacus - April 20, 2017 at 1:24 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Jehanne - April 17, 2017 at 5:30 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 17, 2017 at 5:38 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Jehanne - April 17, 2017 at 8:01 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 17, 2017 at 8:17 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - April 17, 2017 at 1:03 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Catholic_Lady - April 17, 2017 at 2:09 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by WinterHold - April 17, 2017 at 3:52 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Gawdzilla Sama - April 17, 2017 at 4:03 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 17, 2017 at 4:41 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Jeanne - April 17, 2017 at 4:44 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Seraphina - April 17, 2017 at 4:55 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Gawdzilla Sama - April 17, 2017 at 7:08 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Thumpalumpacus - April 17, 2017 at 8:55 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by brewer - April 17, 2017 at 9:00 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Gawdzilla Sama - April 17, 2017 at 9:02 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by The Valkyrie - April 17, 2017 at 9:20 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Thumpalumpacus - April 18, 2017 at 1:58 am
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Shell B - April 18, 2017 at 7:24 pm
RE: Great marriage advice. - by Thumpalumpacus - April 19, 2017 at 2:07 pm

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