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Besties don't have to be the same height or speak the same language. Heck, they don't even have to be the same species.
Loboito, a 3-week-old elephant, was recently rescued and is currently being cared for by David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s orphanage at Nairobi National Park in Kenya. The little guy seems to be settling nicely as he's made an unlikely BFF -- a 1-month-old rescued giraffe named Kiko. Their delightful friendship has been documented in video from Barcroft TV and we're convinced there's nothing cuter.
According to the video, Loboito loves to follow his giraffe buddy around. The two are a certainly a squee-worthy sight to see. And though an elephant and a giraffe may seem like a bizarre pairing, Kiko is actually quite familiar with his friend's species: because he is too small to sleep in the giraffe stable, he sleeps with the baby elephants.
The pair also share a common past. Kiko was rescued by Kenya Wildlife Service when he was 1 week old after he was found abandoned in Kenya's Meru National Park. Loboito is also an orphan. The pair would not have been able to survive without some assistance, the clip explains, as they are dependent on their mothers' milk.
The friends won't be at the orphanage forever, though. They will eventually return to the wild when they are ready.
Now let's hear it for interspecies friendships!
To learn more about David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, visit its Facebook page here.
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Scarlett Johansson spiced up the Old Testament for a comedy album by "Saturday Night Live" alum Mike O'Brien. If the Bible wasn't your thing before, you might want to listen to the former Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive read it.
You might get religion yet.
H/T Details
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Officials at the Santa Clara County Main Jail have reassigned a deputy who told a man attempting to confess to a murder that he was in the wrong facility.
The deputy then instructed the would-be confessor to go to police headquarters two blocks away, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
The suspect, 28-year-old Hugo Ernesto Castro, walked into the jail Monday ready to confess to the murder of his former girlfriend, Alessandra Barlas, 27.
A civilian staff member greeted Castro, but found no active warrants for him. So the staffer asked a correctional deputy to speak with Castro.
Castro spoke with the deputy and reportedly handed over a note to the civilian staffer showing the address of where officers could find a dead body.
However, the deputy said the case was not in the jail's jurisdiction and gave Castro the address of San Jose Police Headquarters.
Castro was allowed to walk away from the jail without an escort. He walked over to police headquarters where he was taken into custody, according to Newser.
Authorities visited the address Castro supplied, and found Barlas' body. She had been stabbed at least once, according to SFGate.com. The apartment where she died belonged to a third party.
Castro was taken back to the Santa Clara County Jail, the place of his earlier attempted confession, reports KTVU.com.
On Wednesday, he was arraigned in a San Jose courtroom on one count of murder with a knife enhancement.
Meanwhile, officials for the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Dept. said the deputy who told Castro to go to the police station is now under internal investigation, according to NBC Bay Area.
"If the initial findings are true, then the custody deputy failed to meet the expectations of the department," Sheriff Laurie Smith said in a statement. He added that "at no time did Mr. Castro say he was responsible for the dead body or had any involvement in the crime."
LaDoris Cordell, who heads a blue ribbon commission looking into Santa Clara County's jails, said an investigation into the incident will look at the training received by deputies.
"The first thing you do is call someone, sit them down, get them in an interview room and find the location of the body," said Cordell, a retired judge and former police auditor. "Maybe that person could be saved."
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If (or, let's face it: when) your neighbors are all infected with the virus, you'd better pray to your lucky stars you don't live in New York City. On CareerBuilder's Zombie Apocalypse Index, a "totally necessary and 100 percent practical survey," New York is ranked as the worst city in which to find yourself amidst the zombie apocalypse.
If you're an unfortunate resident of the Big Apple when the end times strike, you'll want to run up to Boston. The Massachusetts capital scored the safest, based on its ability to fight, contain, find a cure for and outlast an epidemic with ample food.
CareerBuilder analyzed data from labor market data analyst Economic Modeling Specialists International, and, not only are Bostonians resilient, the city's varied trade skills, resources and population density give it the edge over the 52 other populated metro areas in the country.
Check out the interactive map, featuring the full ranking of the best and worst cities, and see who made the top 10 below:
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If you didn't have time to watch the third GOP debate, fear not. This little three-minute diddy, brought to you by the HuffPost video team, is a fine summation of the night's events.
And by "fine summation" I mean "Dear God in heaven please make it stop how long until November 2016 no way the world is going to survive build a bunker and burn all your cash remember squirrel meat may save your life."
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Who loves kittens? Better question: Who doesn't love kittens?
Uber definitely loves kittens. The company brought back its #UberKITTENS promotion for a third straight year and delivered some furry feline friends on-demand in honor of National Cat Day.
Needless to say, HuffPost was eager to participate. Again. And as you can see from the video, we could barely contain our excitement when Uber dropped off the kittens at our offices.
The concept was simple: Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., users were able to request kittens to be delivered to their place of work for 15 minutes of glorious cat-play, for just $30.
The program brings joy and smiles to office workers throughout the 50 participating cities, and helps find a home for the felines, too. Over 30 kittens have been adopted as a result of #UberKITTEN days.
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LANSING, Mich. -- Touchdown! Chipmunks?
A Lansing taxidermist is honoring Michigan State's stunning football victory over Michigan with dead, stuffed chipmunks portraying players on the final play.
Jalen Watts-Jackson returned a fumble for a touchdown on Oct. 17. Nick Saade (SAAH'-day) has a stuffed chipmunk wearing a Spartan helmet and crossing the goal line with a football.
Chipmunks with Michigan helmets are in pursuit. A referee chipmunk has its arms raised to signal a touchdown.
Saade tells the Lansing State Journal that the chipmunks were trapped by friends as nuisance animals.
The display includes a scoreboard. It's for sale for $1,500.
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There hasn't been a vagina this popular on the Internet since Britney Spears played peekaboo with the paparazzi.
A viral Facebook post shows a woman donning a dress resembling female genitalia from Wayne by Wayne Cooper, which retails on Australian department store chain Myer's website for $219 AUS.
On Oct. 25, Facebook user School Mum posted a photo of herself wearing the dress along with the status, "So I bought this dress today from Myer because I really liked it ... I got home and put it on for hubby and any guesses first thing he said?? #dressfail #onceyouseeyoucantunsee."
Apparently, she initially failed to realize the dress, called a Sahara Beaded Neck Maxi Dress, features a pink repeating diamond-like pattern that would make a porn star blush.
To top it all off, the dress features a bejeweled neckline reminiscent of a vajazzled vajayjay.
As the image of the dress went viral, people left comments, including some women who'd tried on or purchased the same dress.
"I tried it on with my 15-year-old daughter in the change room. She burst out laughing 'take it off mum!'" Facebook user Jennifer Sewell commented.
Luckily, School Mum was able to return the garment.
"So I took 'the dress' back today for a refund and one of the ladies at the sales counter recognised me from the post I did of me in 'the dress,'" she posted on Oct. 26.
"We all had a little chuckle and they happily returned it."
Additionally, she noted that some people have recognized her and her viral vaginas.
"I guess I will now be known as the vagina dress lady," she posted.
H/T DailyMail.
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Have a sneaking suspicion that your husband is unsatisfied with your marriage? Below, psychologists and marriage therapists offer 7 common signs that a spouse may be growing restless in a relationship.
1. He feels like he can't win.
Don't think your heavy sighs and the comments made under your breath are going unnoticed. Unhappily married men often say they feel as though their wives are never satisfied with anything they do, said Kurt Smith, a Northern California-based marriage and family therapist who specializes in counseling for men.
"For some guys, they never feel like they can make their wife happy. Regardless of the issue, they don't do it enough, they do it too much or they never do it right," he explained.
To counter the negativity, Smith said spouses need to put more effort into recognizing helpful, positive things their husbands do around the house or for the family.
"The problem is, many men feel like their partners only notice when they do something wrong," he said. "When we feel like we just can't win, we often just give up trying."
2. He rolls his eyes every time you ask him to attend a party.
It's great to attend parties and get-togethers as a couple -- and making time in your busy schedule for date night is always a good thing. But for some guys, the pressure to be your plus-one at every wedding, work event and ugly sweater party can be a bit overwhelming, said Betsy Ross, a Massachusetts-based psychotherapist and divorce coach.
"Many unhappily married men complain that their spouses pressure them to do this or do that when all they really want to do is absolutely nothing. Sometimes, you just want to chill out for the night," she said.
If you're hearing variations of "leave me alone" more and more, Ross suggests you do just that.
"Men may want more time to themselves but it leads to them lending a hand and actually wanting to spend time with their spouses, without being asked."
3. He complains about nagging.
It's a cliche at this point, but psychologist and divorce mediator Kristin Davin confirms that complaints about nagging spouses is a constant in her New York City office. That said, there's usually more to the story than meets the eye.
"Often -- but not always -- women nag because men don’t follow through. How many times have you had a conversation about doing something and he commits to doing it and never follows through? Often, I'm guessing," she said. "Women feel caught in the middle: You continue to try and talk to him and address the issue but it goes nowhere. He interprets your request as nagging. You want to believe him but his promises go unfulfilled."
How do you save yourself from having these circular -- and tedious-- conversations?
"Try to change the dialogue," Davin suggested, "Say: This really is very important to me so when can I expect it to done? Is there a hurdle we can address? If it's not done by a certain time, can we call someone in to do it instead?"
4. He's putting in extra hours at work.
Sure, staying late at work can be a means to get ahead, but if he's working late into the evenings, on weekends, and even during vacations, he could be using his job as a convenient excuse for avoiding family time, Ross said.
"Spouses usually have a threshold for how much time they can tolerate away from their partner so when a husband starts spending more and more time and energy on work, they're devoting less time and energy to their marriage," she said. "Several of the unhappy husbands I've worked with spent increasing amounts of time on their career, networking or generally pursuing interests outside of their marriage and away from their family life."
5. He feels like he's being punished for things he did in the past.
At some point, you need to leave marital problems you dealt with years ago in the past, said Smith. For example, if he admitted, apologized and truly made amends for having an affair -- and you've granted him forgiveness -- you can't continue to punish him for it.
"We all have made mistakes, but some guys feel like they can never can get out from under the shadow of their past screw ups," Smith said. "These guys know when they make another mistake they're going to also hear all about what they did wrong five, 10 or 15 years ago."
6. He doesn't understand why you give him a hard time every time he wants to hang out with friends.
If the two of you are constantly at odds over his weekly fantasy football league get-togethers, try to address what's at the heart of the issue: If it's his need for space and time to himself that's bothering you, you might want to rethink your position, Davin said.
"Space is vital in a relationship," she explained. "Think of it this way: your marriage should be an interdependent relationship and not one that is dependent and enmeshed. Time spent apart creates space between the couple, which they need to grow, evolve and miss one another."
7. He dodges important conversations.
You may think mid-argument is the best time to bring up the issues that have been bothering you as of late, but the same might not hold true for your hubby, Davin said: Men often need more time or space to process your problems.
"This is very common complaint – often referred to as the 'pursuer-distancer dance' in relationships. Generally speaking, when there is a disagreement, most women want to talk right then and there -- they pursue. Men? Not so much. They want to distance – basically, they need to move away to a place where they have space to think."
The solution to this dilemma, Davin said, is to agree that you'll return to the problem when cooler heads prevail -- but for your own sanity, "do it sooner rather than later."
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Touchdown! Chipmunks?
A Lansing taxidermist is honoring Michigan State's stunning football victory over Michigan with dead, stuffed chipmunks portraying players on the final play.
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Whitney Constantine lives between two rivers near Mobile Bay in Alabama, so she's used to occasional flooding after heavy rain.
But after Monday's downpour in the Gulf Coast swept water through her home and flooded her driveway, a three-foot dead shark ended up on her lawn.
"We just thought it was crazy," Constantine told The Huffington Post. "We thought it was a mullet (a type of fish) in the yard, which is much more understandable because they jump a good bit in the bay."
Marcus Drymon, a researcher at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, identified the carcass as a young bull shark, less than a year old, according to FOX 10 News. He guessed that the shark swam into Constantine's yard during the flooding and was unable to swim back after the water receded.
"Its mother probably went somewhere around the entrance to Mobile Bay and had that pup sometime in April or May of this year," Drymon told the news station. He pointed out that a lot of bull sharks live in Mobile Bay and Dog River, near Constantine's house.
According to the National Geographic, the bull shark is one of the few species of shark that can live in freshwater because of their special ability to retain and recycle salt internally.
Constantine checked with Drymon's research lab to see if she could donate the dead shark to the lab, but they wouldn't take it.
Instead, Constantine buried the shark in her yard.
R.I.P. baby bull shark.
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Cancel the apocalypse.
A "crack in the Earth" really did open up in the foothills of Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains -- but it's not nearly as alarming as some of the reports on social media suggest.
Images of the crack, which County 10 says is about 10 miles south of the town of Ten Sleeps, were first posted online by SNS Outfitters & Guides:
SNS reports that "the gash" is about 750 yards long and 50 yards wide.
Hunter Randy Becker also shared a series of images of the scene on Facebook:
While impressive, the crack is not a sign that the nearby Yellowstone caldera is about to erupt, nor is it "mysterious," as many of the posts on Facebook and Twitter have suggested.
Experts say it's just normal geology at work.
SNS said an engineer came to inspect the formation and figure out the cause.
"Apparently, a wet spring lubricated across a cap rock," the company wrote on Facebook. "Then, a small spring on either side caused the bottom to slide out. He estimated 15 to 20 million yards of movement."
One expert who hasn't been at the scene, but saw the images, explained that the crack could be caused by a number of factors.
"A number of things trigger them, moisture in the subsurface which causes weakness in soil or geology, and any process that would weaken the bedrock or unstabilize it somehow," Wyoming Geological Survey’s manager of groundwater and geologic hazards and mapping, Seth Wittke, told the Powell Tribune.
The survey's public information specialist Chamois Andersen added that "an early, wet spring and summer" may have also "had a lot to do with it."
"It is not uncommon to have slides like that," she said.
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Tillman the English bulldog, beloved by legions of fans worldwide for his handsome face and mad skateboard skills, died this week at the age of 10. His human, Ron Davis, announced the sad news on Facebook.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Tillman, who suffered from an irregular heartbeat, died on Tuesday night after "lapsing into a sudden bout of labored panting." Davis told the news outlet that he immediately rushed Tillman to a veterinary hospital and performed cardiovascular resuscitation on the pooch.
The dog, however, is said to have died en route to the hospital.
"He was my best friend, my brother and my shadow, and when it was show time, it was amazing,” Davis, 46, told the Times. "He made millions and millions of people smile throughout the world. He was a little 60-pound butterball of inspiration for a lot of people."
Tillman first shot to Internet fame in 2007 when a YouTube video showing him skateboarding went viral. That video has since been watched more than 21 million times.
A couple of years later, the dog made headlines when he set a Guinness World Record as the world’s fastest skateboarding dog. (His record was narrowly beaten in 2013 by a dog named Jumpy.)
Tillman, who appeared in the Hallmark channel's reality television series "Who Let the Dogs Out," was also known for his snowboarding and surfing skills.
He also enjoyed riding in his special seat in an all-terrain vehicle, according to NBC News.
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A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive after he tried to pop a wheelie at high speeds, but ended up eating pavement -- and the whole thing was caught on camera.
The rider was traveling at more than 100 mph, according to Jukin Media, which provided the painful-to-watch clip:
While the daredevil was wearing a helmet, he was clad only in a T-shirt and shorts -- but somehow made it through with only some road rash.
The motorcycle was less fortunate. Jukin reports that it was completely totaled.
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Cancel the apocalypse.
A "crack in the Earth" really did open up in the foothills of Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains -- but it's not nearly as alarming as some of the reports on social media suggest.
Images of the crack, which County 10 says is about 10 miles south of the town of Ten Sleeps, were first posted online by SNS Outfitters & Guides:
SNS reports that "the gash" is about 750 yards long and 50 yards wide.
Hunter Randy Becker also shared a series of images of the scene on Facebook:
While impressive, the crack is not a sign that the nearby Yellowstone caldera is about to erupt, nor is it "mysterious," as many of the posts on Facebook and Twitter have suggested.
Experts say it's just normal geology at work.
SNS said an engineer came to inspect the formation and figure out the cause.
"Apparently, a wet spring lubricated across a cap rock," the company wrote on Facebook. "Then, a small spring on either side caused the bottom to slide out. He estimated 15 to 20 million yards of movement."
One expert who hasn't been at the scene, but saw the images, explained that the crack could be caused by a number of factors.
"A number of things trigger them, moisture in the subsurface which causes weakness in soil or geology, and any process that would weaken the bedrock or unstabilize it somehow," Wyoming Geological Survey’s manager of groundwater and geologic hazards and mapping, Seth Wittke, told the Powell Tribune.
The survey's public information specialist Chamois Andersen added that "an early, wet spring and summer" may have also "had a lot to do with it."
"It is not uncommon to have slides like that," she said.
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Tillman the English bulldog, beloved by legions of fans worldwide for his handsome face and mad skateboard skills, died this week at the age of 10. His human, Ron Davis, announced the sad news on Facebook.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Tillman, who suffered from an irregular heartbeat, died on Tuesday night after "lapsing into a sudden bout of labored panting." Davis told the news outlet that he immediately rushed Tillman to a veterinary hospital and performed cardiovascular resuscitation on the pooch.
The dog, however, is said to have died en route to the hospital.
"He was my best friend, my brother and my shadow, and when it was show time, it was amazing,” Davis, 46, told the Times. "He made millions and millions of people smile throughout the world. He was a little 60-pound butterball of inspiration for a lot of people."
Tillman first shot to Internet fame in 2007 when a YouTube video showing him skateboarding went viral. That video has since been watched more than 21 million times.
A couple of years later, the dog made headlines when he set a Guinness World Record as the world’s fastest skateboarding dog. (His record was narrowly beaten in 2013 by a dog named Jumpy.)
Tillman, who appeared in the Hallmark channel's reality television series "Who Let the Dogs Out," was also known for his snowboarding and surfing skills.
He also enjoyed riding in his special seat in an all-terrain vehicle, according to NBC News.
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A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive after he tried to pop a wheelie at high speeds, but ended up eating pavement -- and the whole thing was caught on camera.
The rider was traveling at more than 100 mph, according to Jukin Media, which provided the painful-to-watch clip:
While the daredevil was wearing a helmet, he was clad only in a T-shirt and shorts -- but somehow made it through with only some road rash.
The motorcycle was less fortunate. Jukin reports that it was completely totaled.
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Whitney Constantine lives between two rivers near Mobile Bay in Alabama, so she's used to occasional flooding after heavy rain.
But after Monday's downpour in the Gulf Coast swept water through her home and flooded her driveway, a three-foot dead shark ended up on her lawn.
"We just thought it was crazy," Constantine told The Huffington Post. "We thought it was a mullet (a type of fish) in the yard, which is much more understandable because they jump a good bit in the bay."
Marcus Drymon, a researcher at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, identified the carcass as a young bull shark, less than a year old, according to FOX 10 News. He guessed that the shark swam into Constantine's yard during the flooding and was unable to swim back after the water receded.
"Its mother probably went somewhere around the entrance to Mobile Bay and had that pup sometime in April or May of this year," Drymon told the news station. He pointed out that a lot of bull sharks live in Mobile Bay and Dog River, near Constantine's house.
According to the National Geographic, the bull shark is one of the few species of shark that can live in freshwater because of their special ability to retain and recycle salt internally.
Constantine checked with Drymon's research lab to see if she could donate the dead shark to the lab, but they wouldn't take it.
Instead, Constantine buried the shark in her yard.
R.I.P. baby bull shark.
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Have a sneaking suspicion that your husband is unsatisfied with your marriage? Below, psychologists and marriage therapists offer 7 common signs that a spouse may be growing restless in a relationship.
1. He feels like he can't win.
Don't think your heavy sighs and the comments made under your breath are going unnoticed. Unhappily married men often say they feel as though their wives are never satisfied with anything they do, said Kurt Smith, a Northern California-based marriage and family therapist who specializes in counseling for men.
"For some guys, they never feel like they can make their wife happy. Regardless of the issue, they don't do it enough, they do it too much or they never do it right," he explained.
To counter the negativity, Smith said spouses need to put more effort into recognizing helpful, positive things their husbands do around the house or for the family.
"The problem is, many men feel like their partners only notice when they do something wrong," he said. "When we feel like we just can't win, we often just give up trying."
2. He rolls his eyes every time you ask him to attend a party.
It's great to attend parties and get-togethers as a couple -- and making time in your busy schedule for date night is always a good thing. But for some guys, the pressure to be your plus-one at every wedding, work event and ugly sweater party can be a bit overwhelming, said Betsy Ross, a Massachusetts-based psychotherapist and divorce coach.
"Many unhappily married men complain that their spouses pressure them to do this or do that when all they really want to do is absolutely nothing. Sometimes, you just want to chill out for the night," she said.
If you're hearing variations of "leave me alone" more and more, Ross suggests you do just that.
"Men may want more time to themselves but it leads to them lending a hand and actually wanting to spend time with their spouses, without being asked."
3. He complains about nagging.
It's a cliche at this point, but psychologist and divorce mediator Kristin Davin confirms that complaints about nagging spouses is a constant in her New York City office. That said, there's usually more to the story than meets the eye.
"Often -- but not always -- women nag because men don’t follow through. How many times have you had a conversation about doing something and he commits to doing it and never follows through? Often, I'm guessing," she said. "Women feel caught in the middle: You continue to try and talk to him and address the issue but it goes nowhere. He interprets your request as nagging. You want to believe him but his promises go unfulfilled."
How do you save yourself from having these circular -- and tedious-- conversations?
"Try to change the dialogue," Davin suggested, "Say: This really is very important to me so when can I expect it to done? Is there a hurdle we can address? If it's not done by a certain time, can we call someone in to do it instead?"
4. He's putting in extra hours at work.
Sure, staying late at work can be a means to get ahead, but if he's working late into the evenings, on weekends, and even during vacations, he could be using his job as a convenient excuse for avoiding family time, Ross said.
"Spouses usually have a threshold for how much time they can tolerate away from their partner so when a husband starts spending more and more time and energy on work, they're devoting less time and energy to their marriage," she said. "Several of the unhappy husbands I've worked with spent increasing amounts of time on their career, networking or generally pursuing interests outside of their marriage and away from their family life."
5. He feels like he's being punished for things he did in the past.
At some point, you need to leave marital problems you dealt with years ago in the past, said Smith. For example, if he admitted, apologized and truly made amends for having an affair -- and you've granted him forgiveness -- you can't continue to punish him for it.
"We all have made mistakes, but some guys feel like they can never can get out from under the shadow of their past screw ups," Smith said. "These guys know when they make another mistake they're going to also hear all about what they did wrong five, 10 or 15 years ago."
6. He doesn't understand why you give him a hard time every time he wants to hang out with friends.
If the two of you are constantly at odds over his weekly fantasy football league get-togethers, try to address what's at the heart of the issue: If it's his need for space and time to himself that's bothering you, you might want to rethink your position, Davin said.
"Space is vital in a relationship," she explained. "Think of it this way: your marriage should be an interdependent relationship and not one that is dependent and enmeshed. Time spent apart creates space between the couple, which they need to grow, evolve and miss one another."
7. He dodges important conversations.
You may think mid-argument is the best time to bring up the issues that have been bothering you as of late, but the same might not hold true for your hubby, Davin said: Men often need more time or space to process your problems.
"This is very common complaint – often referred to as the 'pursuer-distancer dance' in relationships. Generally speaking, when there is a disagreement, most women want to talk right then and there -- they pursue. Men? Not so much. They want to distance – basically, they need to move away to a place where they have space to think."
The solution to this dilemma, Davin said, is to agree that you'll return to the problem when cooler heads prevail -- but for your own sanity, "do it sooner rather than later."
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Touchdown! Chipmunks?
A Lansing taxidermist is honoring Michigan State's stunning football victory over Michigan with dead, stuffed chipmunks portraying players on the final play.
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If you didn't have time to watch the third GOP debate, fear not. This little three-minute diddy, brought to you by the HuffPost video team, is a fine summation of the night's events.
And by "fine summation" I mean "Dear God in heaven please make it stop how long until November 2016 no way the world is going to survive build a bunker and burn all your cash remember squirrel meat may save your life."
Also on HuffPost:
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