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Deriving More Joy from One of Life’s Richest Sources

By Jon Hersey

Jun 05, 2019
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Romantic relationships can be one of the most rewarding aspects of life. As psychologist Edith Packer put it, “An ideal romantic relationship is a thoroughly unique type of relationship. It is an emotional, intellectual, and sexual union, a total union of two souls who recognized each other as mates and who became committed to each other in order to sha…

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