For them, these miserable couples offend the very idea of marriage.

对于他们而言，这些可怜的夫妇违背了婚姻的真谛。

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Firstly, I would like to thank all of you for hanging in there with me these past couples of weeks.

首先，我想感谢你们所有人在过去几个星期一直陪伴我。

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Couples can overcome these challenges by communicating, learning to fight fair, and discussing each other's expectations for the relationship.

夫妻通过交流、学会公平打架、为关系而讨论彼此的期望值等来战胜这些挑战。

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These Washington couples cannot get married on the same day they will apply for a license.

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In cases where there is a conflict of goals and desires, the On-Off relationship can be the perfect arrangement for a couple not looking for marriage or even cohabitation (yes, these couples exist).

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On average, these one-time power couples were married for 12.5 years, and the settlements reflect that.

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But, since the idea is to promote marriage as the best foundation for the family, at a time when almost 40% of first-born children are born out of wedlock, these rights for heterosexual partnerships do not include equality with married couples for tax purposes.

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