She herself has opted for a legal union instead of marriage, but she says she worries that it could undermine customs. "it's almost like playing a game."

她选择法律授权的结合，而不是正式婚姻，但她担心这样做可能破坏习俗，她说：“这几乎像在过家家。”

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This would not be appropriate for every office, but Ms. Pinsker Gladstone says she exercises while she sits at her desk by using an exercise ball instead of a chair.

Pinsker Gladstone称她去掉了椅子，上半时坐在一个训练球上。 这个办法不见得在任何公司都可行。

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Instead, they just said they would call again. 'There is something comforting about not needing to talk or respond, but knowing that the support will be offered again the next day,' she says.

她说，不需要与人交谈或回复，但知道第二天还能再次得到那些支援和安慰，这种感觉会让人心里好受一些。

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"Hopefully this will teach us not to chase money, but to be humble and treasure our friends and family instead, " she says.

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Rather than messing around with fiddly (and privacy-invading) one-to-one marketing, she says, many firms are instead sticking with the old geographical approach, but taking it online.

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