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Apr 2023
1h 6m

CULTURE AS A CONNECTION COUPLES CAN SHAR...

Rhoda Sommer on Relationships
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There are different ways for couples to be connected; mutual religion as a shared values system, all the many physical activities of tennis, rock climbing, dancing or kayaking. Having shared connections of the ways you enjoy life together really matters. Culture offers so much to anyone as an individual or as a couple. David Brooks describes a piece of art…"as a portal to a deeper realm of the mind…art has the potential to humanize the beholder.”

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