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"Sweet readers, I had a super busy weekend&amp;amp;#8212;I&amp;amp;#8217;m still recovering from it! Aside from a dinner party and a rock show, Chris and I signed the paperwork for our rental house! The house is owned by a delightful couple who have been married for over 30 years. After they asked how newlywed life is treating us, they shared some tidbits about their relationship. They both come from huge Italian families. He&amp;amp;#8217;s the oldest in his family; he has all sisters. She&amp;amp;#8217;s the youngest in her family; she has all brothers. Each of their fathers owned gas stations before becoming chefs. And their mothers have the same initials. Isn&amp;#x27;t that funny? Though having tons in common doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t necessarily mean a couple is bound for success, I do think it&amp;amp;#8217;s interesting to look at the traits we share. When we spoke with our new landlords, I clumsily offered that Chris and I were born in the same year&amp;amp;#8212;I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t think of much else we shared! Compared to our landlords, we seemed like such an odd couple. But, the more thought I gave it, I realized we have an overwhelming number of things in common: We love videogames. Though, I&amp;amp;#8217;m more old school and prefer things like Super Mario and Street Fighter. *We both studied English in college. It&amp;amp;#8217;s how we met, after all! *We&amp;amp;#8217;re both biracial; strangers often ask us why we have such &amp;amp;#8220;non-ethnic&amp;amp;#8221; sounding last names. Seriously. *Our spiritual and political views are nearly identical. *We&amp;amp;#8217;re huge fans of architecture and design; it&amp;amp;#8217;s our dream to own a Frank Lloyd Wright or Greene and Greene home. *Our grandmothers and aunts played huge roles in our upbringing. Whew! I really could go on forever about the things we have in common, but I&amp;amp;#8217;m more interested in what you gals have to say today. What do you and your guy have in common? If you&amp;amp;#8217;re single, what things did you and your ex have in common? Do you think it&amp;amp;#8217;s a coincidence that many couples have similar family backgrounds? Or are we somehow drawn to people we can relate to? If you don&amp;amp;#8217;t have much in common with your guy (I know TONS of &amp;amp;#8220;opposites attract&amp;amp;#8221; couples) what&amp;amp;#8217;s something fun and random that you both like? Seeing eye-to-eye with your guy&amp;amp;#133; * Though this couple loves the limelight, it&amp;amp;#8217;s fame that tearing them apart! * Would you two agree to tie the knot in the produce aisle?! * Do you have similar taste in fashion? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Jupiter Images. Image used for illustrative purposes only."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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