May
31
To WANT to repair a broken marriage isn’t going to make a happy marriage. The majority of people with broken marriages don’t want it to be that way.
To KNOW HOW to repair one also won’t make a good marriage. Lots of couples have read tons and tons of books and articles on how to improve their marriage but they still suffer.
Unfortunately, to take the initial steps to improve your marriage is also not enough. A marriage relationship is very complex and it could take lots of work and time to get it back on track. This requires you to constantly stay motivated to reach your goal of a happy and healthy marriage.
In this article I am going to show you 4 different types of motivations strategies to keep yourself and your spouse committed to repair your broken marriage.
1. Positive memories. When the going gets tough take some time to think of something in the past that you would like to recreate. The feeling right after you got married. The homely feeling in your parents or grandparents house. This type of memory gives a lot of people the push to keep on going.
2. Positive dreams. For some people the way to keep motivated in tough situation is to picture a dream and to work towards it. We were inspired by the idea that if we continuously think of something over and over again, we will eventually get it sooner or later. The world will conspire to give us what we really wanted. Coming from our end too, when we think and dream of something, we usually work hard for it to make it happen. This is a good motivation to keep us going amidst all the hardship that comes along.
3. Painful memories. For most people remembering how bad their parent’s, their relative’s, or their friend’s divorce was is a very powerful way to keep motivated to improve their own marriage. You may say it is a bit tragic and traumatic yet most of the people I know who undergo such painful experiences don’t want the same thing to happen to them. They find ways and means to make their lives one step better from the past or those who are dear to them. They don’t want the bad events to repeat.
4. Painful Future. Thinking about how bad things WILL be if they don’t get their act together is also a very powerful motivational strategy. Being visionary often works like magic. When you think you can envision that this will be the outcome if you will do plan A, then think again, you might want to consider plan B or other options. For someone who dreams of a better future, he has to strive hard to short cut and make an easy way far from those painful upcoming events. He plans it well and let painful future not part of the picture.
To fix your marriage might take a long time and you will probably think of quitting in the middle. DON”T! If you stick it out you will be successful in the end. Thousands and thousands of people have done it, and you can too. When the going gets tough, use these 4 motivational strategies to give you strength to continue. Don’t turn back, move forward for a better future.
By: Shevach Pepper
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May
31
Looking To Fix Your Marriage? 3 Places To Begin When You Don’t Know Where To Begin
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
If you feel that you need to fix your marriage but you can’t put your finger on what exactly is wrong, don’t think that you are odd. Sometimes things get so bad and you are so overwhelmed with what is happening around you that you freeze up. In this article I’m going to show you 3 ways to start fixing things up when you feel so overwhelmed that you don’t know where to begin.
1. Replay past problems. Your problems probably didn’t start today. There were probably lots of ups and downs in the past before you go to where you are today. Therefore remember the previous bad times and think how they stopped. Whatever you did try to it do the exact same thing again or a slight variation of it.
2. Do something different to break the cycle. If you tried to redo your old strategies and it didn’t work, don’t just sulk and give up. Try something new to break the cycle. For instance, if you noticed that you always argue in the bedroom. Make the following rule and say, “Tom, we seem to always be fighting. Let’s only fight in living room.” And stick to it. It might sound stupid and ridiculous, but don’t knock it until you try it. It is a VERY powerful tactic.
You heard me right; change the venue of your fight. You might say that it is still a fight but as you can see, your fights will be minimized since you have living room as your arena. In some cases you might find it too much to fight since you still have to return to the living room to continue the fight. This can be a good way too for you and your spouse to laugh it off since you will be amused of the fact that even if you are already starting a fight, you still need to stop and bring it on the living room. Now, that’s a good change.
3. Keep your eyes on the goal. You have to be willing to work at your marriage and do whatever it takes to fix it. Hang in there! The problems didn’t start overnight and they won’t go away overnight either. Keeping focused on how to fix your marriage will bring new insights that you didn’t see, or even think, were there. The truth is that the solution is really there- you just have to keep looking. Don’t give up, be patient, be flexible and keep your eyes on the goal of restoring your marriage
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By: Shevach Pepper
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May
31
The Three ‘magic’ Questions To Save Your Marriage
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This process is best done with an impartial third party, whose sole interest is your marriage, not taking sides. However, if there is no one to do that, the couple could follow this procedure separately and then trade results. I’m not sure this will work well, but at the very least it will allow you to identify the problems in your marriage.
Knowing where the problems are is the key to knowing what you need to work on. This procedure is not designed to be a reflection of the truth. Oh no, but rather to reveal the problems as you and your spouse see them. The truth and how we see the truth is rarely the same thing. More often than not, we must deal with our perceptions in order to fix the problem. The truth always takes care of itself.
STEP 1 – RATE YOUR MARRIAGE
The purpose of this is to get a general sense of who sees the problem as the greatest. Every problem must be solved from the perspective of the person who sees it as the worst. If you don’t tackle it from that perspective, someone will feel that the problem isn’t being addressed properly. Nothing will be solved. So, take a piece of paper and write your name at the top of it. In one of the corners, draw a box and write a number between 0-10 in it. 0 is hell on earth, and 10 is heaven on earth.
Usually, it will be the wife who rates the marriage worse than her husband. If this is true, then, hubby, you need to realize that in order to solve the problems in the relationship you may have to acknowledge that the problem is greater than you were willing to believe.
STEP 2 – WRITE DOWN THE ANSWERS TO THREE QUESTIONS
These three questions are designed to get you to examine the relationship in its entirety, not just from a platform of anger or frustration. Answer them honestly and objectively. Write the questions down on the piece of paper and leave space for your answers.
Question #1 – If you could change anything about your spouse, what are the two most important things you would change right now?
Question #2 – If you could change anything about yourself, what are the two most important things you would want to change right now?
Question #3 – If your spouse could change anything about you, what are the two most important things you think he/she would want to change right now?
The answers to these questions give you a fairly general idea of where you see the problems in your marriage to be. This is important. If you use a pastor or counselor, giving him the results of these questions will enable him to see both sides of the picture. If you swap results and are able to look at your spouse’s responses objectively, you may begin to see what needs to be done to fix your marriage.
These results tell me several things out the couple in question:
1. Do they know what is most important to each other? Or are they oblivious to the other’s perception of the issues?
2. How much weight they give to their own side of the problem versus the problems with their mate.
3. What issues are most important and to whom.
4. Are they willing to be introspective as well as critical of their mate?
5. How well they understand the nature of the problems.
Depending on the responses, I can glean a lot of other information as well. With these three questions, I’m able to at least figure out what areas need to be addressed in a relationship. I also cut out a lot of accusation, yelling, and arguing.
STEP 3 – WRITE DOWN A LIST OF THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURS SPOUSE
This is essential. It is important to find out if you have the ability to take your eyes off of the issues and problems and realize that there are some good things about the person you married. Draw a line underneath the three questions and write out a list of positive things about your spouse. So many times we become fixated on the problems and all the good that a person is becomes smothered. The ability to recognize the good in the other also demonstrates a wiliness to try and fix the problems.
If someone says, “I can’t think of anything good.” Then we have a real problem. This person is trying to get out of the marriage or is so hurt that they want to run. Either way, it’s not a good sign. Also, many couples after dealing with problems in their marriage have no idea what things they are doing that the other person likes. It is important to know these things! Follow these three simple steps and you’ll have a basic idea of what you need to do to fix your marriage.
By: Greg S. Baker
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Greg S. Baker is a Pastor, Counselor, and Author specializing in building and strengthening relationships.
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May
31
In case it has reached a point where you realize that your husband is falling out of love, the revelation is likely to hurt you greatly. This is due to the fact that you still love him and would not like to see the end of your relationship. When you tied the knot, your husband was so passionate with you that you took it for granted that things would always remain that way. Now that your husband is drifting away from you, you are frantically trying to save your marriage. You are not alone. Many wives all over the world go through a similar experience.
In such a situation, many wives just let things take their own course, and they watch helplessly as their marriages crumble. However, when you realize that your husband is falling out of love, you need to take the initiative and fight for your marriage. You have the ability of getting your relationship back on track. How to save your marriage? You may ask. First, what you need is the correct approach.
Take a look back
In order to find out why your husband is pulling away from you, you should take a look back at the initial stages of your relationship. Focus on yourself. What kind of a woman were you then? Are you the same or are there some significant changes? Although everybody changes with time, your changes should not interfere with the qualities that make you who you are, which your husband used to love.
Give yourself more attention
It is very easy for the daily stresses of your life to make you overlook your great qualities. Balancing all your various responsibilities may prove tricky. As a result, you may be hardly thinking about yourself. You should focus more on yourself. Bring out your special qualities that made him get interested in you in the first place.
Support your husband
Many women take the issue of supporting their husbands for granted. You should give your husband support so that he can realize that you truly value him. This is a great way to motivate him.
Learn to appreciate him by finding something to be thankful for every day. When you make your husband feel special, he will get emotionally closer to you.
Learn how to save your marriage before things get out of control. Remember that particular things you say and do will influence your husband to stay or break with you. The other side of the coin means that what you say or do can also drive him away.
By: Teece Go
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May
31
10 Things To Discuss Before Marriage
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Getting married is very exciting! First the proposal, then the ring, and of course the big day!
But getting married isn’t only about the wedding-the quality of the marriage that follows is what really counts. So how do you make sure you start on the right path? Read on for the 10 most important things you should discuss before marriage.
1. Decision Making
Since marriage is all about compromise, the art of negotiation is an important skill. Make sure you and your partner agree about how the relationship should work. Sharing decisions and deciding together who should decide what requires listening, negotiating, and problem-solving skills. You don’t need to be perfect at it, but you both need to understand what you’re working to.
2. Chores and Tasks
Are you taking care of laundry and cleaning while you man does yard and housework? You should never assume these tasks will be divvied up-talk about them. Relationship roles have been changing for years and differ from family to family. Talking about these tasks before marriage gives you a foundation to build later discussions if and when you find you aren’t happy with the situation.
3. Children
Do you both want children? How many? And if you do have children, how do you plan to raise them? For some people having children seems like an obvious part of marriage-but not everyone. Discussing how many children you want before marriage can save you the trouble of finding out your partner never wants kids after marriage.
4. Religion and Values
You’re probably already marrying someone who shares the same values as you. But religion and values are important to discuss because people usually take these things much more seriously after marriage, and especially serious after having children.
5. Connection to Family
Will you spend Christmas Eve with his family, and Christmas day with yours? These details may not seem too important now, but they can become a major source of conflict with families if everyone feels they’re not getting enough of your time. Family devotion can cause future conflict if you haven’t accepted one anothers importance of family.
6. Careers
Career paths usually change over time, so you need to know that your partner will be supportive and respectful of your decisions with your career, and that you will be the same with theirs.
7. Sex
You should be able to openly and freely discuss sex with your partner. Always be open and honest and willing to communicate about it. Make sure that you can both talk about sex comfortably because sex that’s never discussed can become unsatisfying to one or both of you.
8. Money
Are you a saver while your partner is a spender? Money troubles are the leading cause of relationship problems, and it’s important to discuss them before they get out of control. Agree on budgets and money spending habits that fit both of your needs.
9. Time Together
Do you plan on spending every Sunday with your partner watching movies? Your partner may have something else paned for their Sundays. Discuss these things and don’t assume what your partner would like to do-it can lead to unnecessary disappointment.
10. Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling
By the time you decide to get married to your partner, you’re probably already well aware of any addictions they may have. If something is serious enough to require help, discuss how you’ll handle it together. Decide if one of both of you should seek counseling and be sure you agree and deal with it together.
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May
31
The Only Marriage That Can’t Be Saved
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I’ve dealt with some real problems in marriages. But no matter what the extent of the problems may be, they can be solved. Every marriage can be salvaged and repaired-except one.
The only time I’ve been unable to help a marriage is when one or both of the couple involved no longer have a desire to make it work. The killing of that desire makes it impossible to overcome the issues in the relationship.
I often have to ask this question to someone who feels dead regarding his or her marriage, “Do you wish that you would care for the marriage?” I’m looking for anything, the smallest grain, the barest hint of a desire to make it work. If I can find anything, there is hope.
But someone who doesn’t care won’t care enough to make any effort. And that is the reason any marriage will fail. Both sides need to care. Both sides need to have at least a sliver of desire to make the marriage work.
Often times, it will be up to you if your spouse retains his or her desire to make the marriage work. You can so pound a person into the ground emotionally and spiritually that you drive out any desire to even want to make it work. I’ve witnessed husbands who were so lackadaisical regarding their marriage and wife that they killed her desire to want to be married. They come to me in a last ditch effort to save their marriage, but she doesn’t have the will or desire to save it anymore.
It’s hard to fix a marriage where someone doesn’t want it to be fixed. It’s almost impossible.
Don’t mistake hope for desire, however. A person who feels that there is no hope may still have the desire to make it work. There is therefore hope for the marriage. I can rekindle hope, but trying to rekindle desire is extremely difficult.
So if your marriage is struggling, the most important thing you can do is try to see to it that desire to make the relationship a success remains on both sides of the marriage. Don’t allow the desire to perish.
Consider these things:
1. Be willing to get help. Show that you are willing to make a go at it.
2. Tell your spouse that you believe in them. That’ll help keep the desire alive.
3. Say that you aren’t willing to give up. If your spouse sees your determination, maybe he or she will be willing to keep trying.
4. Start having weekly dates. This may help rekindle your desire for each other.
Keep desire alive!
By: Greg S. Baker
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Greg S. Baker is a Pastor, Counselor, and Author specializing in building and strengthening relationships.
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May
31
Rekindling The Flame In Your Marriage
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There are three things that are essential to the success of any relationship:
1. Love
2. Attraction
3. Trust
For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the attraction part of a relationship.
Attraction is where every relationship starts. It is often confused with love because it is much more of the warm, fuzzy emotion that people look for in their love relations. But attraction represents all the things that you like. Perhaps you like the way she walked, the way he looks, the way she introduced herself, the way he gives you security, the way her hair sweeps across her face, the way his eyes soften when he sees you, or whatever it may be.
This attraction isn’t love, but it is a powerful force and all relationships begin right here. They also have a nasty habit of ending right here. Too many marriages that I counsel have lost that attraction to one another. They no longer see what they once saw; they no longer retain the interest they once did. They don’t feel attracted anymore.
Unfortunately, this is very common. When you were first getting to know each other, you purposely looked for things that you had in common. You wanted to find things that pulled you together. You talked, you dreamed together, you discussed history, you explored each other’s likes and dislikes, and you tried new things together. These things helped you stay attracted to each other. You put your best foot forward.
But now you’re married. Now you claim you don’t have time for that nonsense anymore. Now you don’t have time to talk, or explore each other’s feelings. Now you find yourself attracted to someone else.
Don’t let that happen. You need to rekindle the flame of attraction in your marriage. To do this, you must revert back to when you were first getting to know each other.
Here’s a profound thought: whatever it was that first pulled you to each other will also be the same things that keep you together. Here are some ideas:
1. Have some sort of date each week. Spend time alone with your spouse. You used to find reasons and excuses to spend time together, do so again.
2. Do new things together. Find out if there are new things that you would like to do together. When you share common interests and then explore those interests together, you rekindle the attraction.
3. Talk. This is essential. When you first sought to get to know each other you talked. Now you struggle talking. You need to take time and talk. Learn to communicate. This is essential!
4. Keep an air of decorum and mystique about you. That was attractive when you first met, keep it so now that you are married.
5. Build or create something together and dedicate it to the other. When both of you have a vested interest in something that you both made and have given to the other, that will rebuild attraction. My wife recently wrote a song for me. She dedicated it to me, gave it to me so to speak, and I found that incredibly attractive.
Keep the flame in your marriage alive.
By: Greg S. Baker
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May
31
You Want Your Marriage To Stay Alive? Talk
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Communication is an art, a skill, a learned behavior. Just because you can speak doesn’t mean you can communicate. There are many different ways we communicate. Words are powerful, but body language or even a kiss can communicate as well. It’s essential that you learn to communicate.
I’ll break this article into two parts. The first part will be for the wife and the second part will be for the husband.
FOR THE WIFE
Communicating with your husband will take a bit of understanding on your part. Most men just don’t like talking about their emotions. They have emotions-despite what they might say-and they have them just as strongly as you do, but they don’t like to bring them out and show them. They see it as a sign of weakness.
This isn’t true for every man, but it is consistent enough to make a generalization in this case. You will have to know the nature of your own husband. I’ve seen cases where this was switched.
Getting your husband to open up to you is like trying to crack a nut with a pair of tweezers. It can be a trying experience. Here are some ideas you can try:
1. Ask your husband what he intends to do, not necessarily how he feels. In learning his plan, you will gain an understanding of how he feels.
2. Praise him. Every man has an ego and most men like that ego stroked. Men often pay attention to heartfelt and meaningful praise. You can get your husband’s ear more with praise than with criticism and nagging.
3. Talk about plans for the future. A lot of men think in terms of what must be done. Ask questions about both of your future, get him to make plans with you and he’ll talk.
4. Use his interests to express your feelings. This may take a bit of practice and skill on your part, but use that which interests him to explain how you feel. For example, if your husband is a die-hard basketball fan and you feel like a failure in something, you may want to tell him that you feel like a basketball player that just missed the winning shot as time expires. He’ll immediately relate to that and understand it. If your husband likes to hunt, you may say that you feel like a hunter sitting in a deer stand all day and not even seen a single squirrel. He’ll know what that feels like.
5. Don’t try to force your husband to talk. Try to use these ideas to get him to open up to you.
FOR THE HUSBAND
Communicating with your wife isn’t an option, it is a necessity. Providing her with security is best given through communication. Even if what you have to say is about negative circumstances, she’ll draw security from the conversation.
Women define themselves more by their relationships than men do. The strength of her relationships is essential to most women’s security and happiness. And the strength of a relationship is built on communication.
Here are some tips, gentlemen, on communicating with your wife:
1. If you want to know what she is planning to do, ask her how she feels about it. As she explains her emotions you’ll gain insight into her intentions as well.
2. Take time to listen to her. This is vital. Many women just want their husbands to listen to them. You don’t necessarily have to solve her problems, tell her what to do, or explain things to her, you just need to listen. Don’t presume to correct her, fix her, or change her. Just listen.
3. Plan the future together. When you talk to each other, talk about the future. That is what you did when you first met, and that helped bring you together.
4. Schedule times to talk. Anticipation, for most women, is a greater force than surprise. I usually let my wife know in advance when we are going to do something together. She will think about it and just anticipating it often goes further than the actual event does.
5. Praise her. She needs to hear you say how pretty she is, how lovely she is, how much you love her, how appreciate you are of her.
IN CONCLUSION
Try these things to establish good lines of communication in your marriage.
Talk.
By: Greg S. Baker
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Greg S. Baker is a Pastor, Counselor, and Author specializing in building and strengthening relationships.
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May
31
Keep Some Mystery In Your Marriage
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
One of the great attractions for people is the mystery that surrounds another person. Mystery is intriguing to people. And once a person is intrigued, they seek to get close to solve the mystery. So many people who meet the first time are highly attracted to each other because of the mystery involved.
This mystique and intrigue keeps people interested in each other. But the more comfortable and familiar we are with each other the less intriguing we become. Many men have allowed their minds and hearts to wander towards a woman they barely know or understand because of the new mystery involved. And in the long run, they end up with the same problems with this new woman as they had with the old one.
It is important, therefore, that you keep some mystique and intrigue in your marriage. Don’t get so familiar with each other that you feel contempt. Keep a certain amount of decorum around each other, a certain amount of intrigue.
Let’s face it, gentlemen, no woman looks on proudly as her husband watches a ballgame, lounging around on a couch in his underwear with a bow of chips on his stomach. No woman will look upon that proudly and say, “That’s my husband!” However, if you hold the door for her, seat her at the table and keep a gentlemanly air about you, she’ll find that intriguing and mysterious.
Remember that air that you had when you dated-that debonair, rakish, or princely bearing that you adopted? In every effort you made to be yourself, you still presented an atmosphere of mystique and mystery that she found incredibly intriguing.
I asked my wife one day what attracted her to me. She mentioned many things, but one stood out in my mind. She told me she loved the confident way I walked. That air of confidence held tremendous intrigue for her. Remembering this, I try to keep that confident walk when I am around her.
This doesn’t mean that you can’t let your hair down. But it does mean that keeping that dashing or princess like bearing is very intriguing for your spouse. In the privacy of our home, we are more familiar with each other, no doubt, but if we can keep the decorum, the mystique, and the intrigue alive, so will the attraction.
Much of it is attitude. Treating each other like you did when you were dating, is an attitude. Back then, you found each other mysterious and interesting. Now you know all about each other and have discovered that it’s not all roses and honey.
Many of you have become casual. Back then, you’d make sure that your house was spotless when your date came over. Now, you come home and throw your clothes anywhere and everywhere, don’t take care of your appearance, never write a romantic letter, and have lost every bit of that dashing or princess like air about you that so attracted your husband or wife to begin with.
Keep some mystery in your marriage.
By: Greg S. Baker
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Greg S. Baker is a Pastor, Counselor, and Author specializing in building and strengthening relationships.
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May
31
Finding Time Alone When You Have Children
May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Children are a wonderful gift in a marriage. They are a God given gift. However, children can distract your marriage and even destroy it. Children don’t have the best interests of their parents’ marriage at heart. They have their own interests at heart and that can be very destructive.
But the wise couple will learn that the marriage must take precedent over the children. If the marriage falls apart, the scaring done to a child’s psychology is immense. It is best to keep the marriage strong so that children have a secure home life. This means the marriage must take priority.
In addition, the goal with children is to get them out of the house one day to start lives of their own. This means, if all goes according to plan, you two will be alone again with each other. You don’t want to be strangers at this point.
Here are some tips:
1. Use babysitters. Some mothers, and even some fathers, don’t trust their children with anyone. So you drag your children around everywhere you go and your marriage never has opportunity to be renewed or refreshed. Use babysitters.
2. Plan a weekly date if possible with no children around. If you can do this, do it. With very young children this could be problematic, but with older children find time to get away.
3. Plan several nights a week where you do things together alone. Put the children to bed early, and spend the next two or three hours doing something together. Have a date at home! Keeps the kids out of it and renew your marriage. This works especially well if your children are very young.
4. Take a couple times a year where you plan to spend a full day or two alone with each other. Find someone to take the kids for an entire day or two and get away with just the two of you. The investment in money will be well worth the costs!
5. Do interactive activities when you are alone. Don’t watch a movie. The entire time you watch a movie you hardly look at each other or talk much. Some do, perhaps, but it is not the best date. Plan activities that require you to interact with each other. This is the best use of your alone time.
6. Have activities and projects that are solely yours. Your children don’t need to be involved in everything you do. Have things that are dedicated only for the marriage.
7. Try and go to bed together. This is a wonderful time to talk for a few minutes before going to sleep.
When your marriage becomes a priority, then the children are happy and secure. Find time to be alone.
By: Greg S. Baker
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Greg S. Baker is a Pastor, Counselor, and Author specializing in building and strengthening relationships.
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