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"Star magazine claims that the secret to Brangelina&amp;amp;#8217;s relationship are regular periods apart. Basically, love &amp;amp;#8220;time-outs.&amp;amp;#8221; Could such a thing be healthy for us regular couples, too?An insider says that Brad and Angelina try to take solo vacations or be in different places as often as possible, since their mutually independent nature is what attracted them to each other in the first place. (The fact that they&amp;amp;#8217;re both smoking hot probably didn&amp;amp;#8217;t hurt either.) Here&amp;#x27;s another way couples are spending time apart... But this might not be such a bad idea. I think too many couples join themselves at the hip, which only stays interesting for so long. When you spend that much time together, you start eating the same foods, watching the same TV shows, dressing the same&amp;amp;#8212;um, no thanks. And as they say absence does make the heart grow fonder, so if mini-breaks from each other makes these two happier and better partners, more power to &amp;amp;#8216;em! Check out 40 other ways to make your romance last! But what do you think about Brad and Angelina&amp;#x27;s time-out method? Do you need space away from your man? Or would you rather spend every waking hour together? What&amp;#x27;s better (and healthier) for your relationship? Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Add us to your Google homepage Photo: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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