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Household Habits: How Do Newlyweds Learn To Live Together?

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She spits toothpaste all over the sink. His aim sometimes misses the toilet and hits the floor.  She leaves her makeup spread all over the dresser when she leaves the house in the morning. He leaves chicken bones and crumbs on the coffee table where he sits eating and watching TV in the evening. Household habits - you're used to yours, but you can't stand those of your spouse. How do you learn to get along in the house? Living together before marriage is not the answer, because whatever your habits are, you're not going to change them. By the time you reach adulthood, you are who you are.  Without the commitment of marriage, you may nott have enough of an incentive to tolerate the habits of your loved one.  How do you talk about and prepare for each others' household habits before you move into one house together? Our relationship experts Imam Kariem Hameed and Sister Munirah Habeel examine some real life challenges of couples and give advice on how to handle dfferences in household habits.  Feel free to call in and share your concerns and receive their advice!

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