Although reports of long-term married couples who naturally die within hours of one another are heart warming, they are also sad. It happened again in Kentucky last week.

Married for 73 years, Presley and Ethel Bradshaw died just four hours apart. The couple were married on October 21, 1938 in Somerset, Kentucky. Presley was 101 and Ethel was 99.

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Our Genealogy Guide here at About.com, Kimberly Powell, has a great article about the customs of love, marriage and dating. It's appropriate reading for this romantic time of year!

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One of the most important skills a married couple needs to learn and practice is how to handle conflict in their marriage. If you are afraid of rocking the boat, or willing to keep the peace at any price, or feel as if you are walking on egg shells all the time, you are avoiding conflict instead of dealing with conflict.

From reports circulating around the internet, it appears that the marriage deal breakers for Heidi Klum are Seal's apparent inability to control his anger and possible jealousy over Heidi's success as a business woman. If Seal does have an anger management problem, Heidi can't change him. This is an issue that needs professional counseling.

Dr. Bethany Marshall: "A deal breaker is a boundary that smart people set for themselves because they know that falling in love can make them do stupid things. The tricky thing about deal breakers, however, is that they are not always apparent at the beginning of a relationship."
Source: Dr. Bethany Marshall. Deal Breakers: When to Work On a Relationship and When to Walk Away. 2007. pg. 5.

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Heidi Klum and Seal Divorce Over This 'Deal Breaker,' What's Yours?
Heidi Klum: She Couldn't Take Seal's Temper Anymore

Saying their separation is an "amicable process," Heidi Klum and Seal mentioned in their joint statement that they "continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart."

Heidi Klum and Seal appeared to be doing many things right to keep their marriage out of a rut and to stay close to one another, yet they are still calling it quits. Hopefully, their separation will lead to reconciliation and not a divorce.

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