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Barbie and Ken Together Again

After a two year split, Valentine`s Day is the scenic drop for a historic reunion! Barbie and Ken, the eternal couple to many, are trying to be happy together again. But why? Relationship experts, Martin and Josie Brown, whose book `Marriage Confidential: 102 Honest Answers to the Questions Every Husband Wants to Ask, and Every Wife Needs to Know,` are more than worried. Their use of this `reunion` helps provide a good example for all of those couples whose relationships are on the rocks.

Martin Brown says, `Clearly what`s driving this is reunion is the thought that their sales have slumped, and it`s time to shake up the brand. But just like Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, they`ll soon learn that a lasting relationship is based on love, commitment, trust, and respect - but certainly not money.`

`Staying together because you can`t afford to live separately, or because you`re not motivated to try things on your own, will eventually mean another split down the road - or many years of regret for having wasted all that time. There`s only one good reason to reunite, and that`s because you have a real soul connection, one where you know that you`re better together than you ever were apart,` says Josie Brown.