Marriage Advice from a Couple That's Been Together 20 Years

We’ve Been Married for 20 Years and Don’t Hate Each Other. Here’s How We Do It.
Go to bed angry, appreciate each other out loud, and other lessons
Alexandra Samuel
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Jul 30, 2020
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Photo: Fuse/Getty ImagesCo-authored by Rob Cottingham
It’s our 20th wedding anniversary. This feels like both a blessing and an achievement, and we wanted to celebrate by sharing what we’ve learned — and what we’ve…
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Written by Alexandra Samuel
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Speaker on hybrid & remote work. Author, Remote Inc. Contributor to Wall Street Journal & Harvard Business Review. https://AlexandraSamuel.com/newsletter
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