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According to a Gallup poll being released by the National Marriage Project in June, 94% of single people in their 20s say that, first and foremost, they want their future spouse to be their "soul mate." But this concept of soul mates and the quest for perfection are what gets couples in trouble, says Iris Krasnow, author of Surrendering to Marriage. Krasnow taped hundreds of hours of interviews with married or formerly married couples. "You don't get sustained happiness from marriage, so if you expect this fantasy happiness, you're always going to be disappointed," she says. The couples...
Natalia’s strength is put to use in defending her mate from a variety of onslaughts. When Luzhin’s former coach, Valentinov (Stuart Wilson II), arrives with a malevolent desire to see his pupil defeated, he warns Turati that Luzhin plays poorly under pressure. Therefore the two conspire—Turati will play an aggressive game in order to create pressure on the board; Valentinov will disrupt Luzhin’s affair with Natalia in order to create pressure off the board...
...wife. "After that performance?" I ask innocently. Molina was taking a swig of his drink at that moment and my light jest catches him at the wrong moment. He doubles over to prevent the loss of drink that occurs when one laughs on an inward sip. "Good one, mate!" he sputters. "I'll tell the wife that one. If I find her..." His reputation for being a cheery soul seems well-founded...
...females can mate with as many baboons as possible, there will be doubt about the paternity of the offspring. And baboon males are less likely to kill a baby they think is their...
...Female baboons may be trying to mate with as many males as possible to confuse paternity and therefore avoid infanticidal action from nonfathers," Domb said...