One-Liners That Sting - Why Couples Fight In Public

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By Jancee Dunn
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the February 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Jancee Dunn explores the psychology of why people in a relationship joke in public--at each other's expense.

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