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Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward the greater good, tolerating some tough (even tragic) times to grow together and work toward a mature kind of union.
Amy Dickinson
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Amy Dickinson
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
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