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Are there significant differences in how men and women show one another that they care in a marriage?

You wouldn't think a white polo shirt could cause so much fuss. But never underestimate the power of Kate Middleton's style.

You don’t have to be a 10-year-old watching your peers play basketball from the sidelines to feel left out, or unfairly excluded from all the fun. In fact, it’s a well known fact that the news that her best gal pals met up for brunch without her a few weeks back will send even the most accomplished adult woman into the arms of her inner 10-year-old for an impromptu pity party.

If you had good parents, or even one great parent, count your blessings. Not only did they teach you the meaning of the word love (a definition that you take out into the world with you and hopefully recreate) through their actions and behaviours, but the loving environment they created also encouraged proper brain development.

There may not be a magic formula for keeping love and commitment alive in a relationship, but there are a few factors that strengthen the ties, according to an article in the January edition of Psychology Today (which is now online).