"still," he said, "there are a few rules i know to be true about love and marriage: if you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. if you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. if you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. and if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. your values must be alike.
"and the biggest one of those values, mitch?"
yes?
"your belief in the importance of your marriage."
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