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German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said, "It's not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." No doubt Neitzsche would be mortified to watch modern-day rom-coms where relationships between unlikely partners survive on the idea that "love will keep us together."

Love is important, yes. But love is no magic serum that turns everything to rainbows and sunshine. The real workings of great relationships are far more down-to-earth. They're built on respect and courtesy. If you're short on those things in your marriage, use the eight tips below to get back on track.

Walk into almost any office and you'll see dress code violations—a woman wearing sheer black hose (too sexy), or a man sporting Docker khakis and a T-shirt (slacker) when everyone else is wearing a tie. Our office attire speaks volumes about us. We want to look professional, well put together, and confident. Can clothes do this for us? Yes! But they can send unwanted messages too.

Here are some examples of dressing styles and the messages they send.

Accosted by paparazzi and television cameras, Elmo, accompanied by Zoey and Grover, was quoted outside a Sesame Street bistro saying, "They made Elmo do it. Elmo kept trying to play tag to get Miss Katy off camera. Elmo knew the media would have a feast. No one listens to Elmo, but the kids."

In all seriousness, if you haven’t heard, Sesame Street and the Children’s Television Workshop chose to not air a song that Katy Perry was singing to Elmo because parents who had previewed the video felt the singer was dressed too suggestively.