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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Emma Dunn & Saffron Otter

Couple's weekly admin meeting has 'strengthened' marriage and reduced stress

A couple wait to discuss any issues at their weekly 'admin meeting' that they also use to keep on top of their busy family life - and say it has strengthened their marriage.

Rachael Shepard-Ohta, 34, and her husband, Marley, 37, began scheduling the sit-downs after her therapist suggested it may help - and set an agenda each week together.

The pair keep a note of anything they want to mention throughout the week before bringing it up to each other on a Thursday morning – a time when their three kids, aged five, three, and three months, are at school or sleeping.

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