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"  When someone&amp;#039;s in need of great relationship advice, they turn to Cosmo. Even President Obama. Well, at least that&amp;#039;s what a blogger at The Washington Post is advising him to do. The President&amp;#039;s in a tough spot, not with Michelle, but with John Boehner, the new Republican majority leader. (Republicans recently took control of the House of Representatives and nearly took the majority of the Senate too.) And Alexandra Petri of washingtonpost.com&amp;#039;s blog ComPost says that Mr. President would greatly benefit by reading the article, &amp;quot;The 13 Best Relationship Tips Ever&amp;quot;. The story features awesome info from top therapists, couples coaches, and psychologists on how to stay happy. And Petri goes through them one by one, telling Obama and Boehner how the advice can be applied to their relationship. Here&amp;#039;s one example: The Cosmo advice: &amp;quot;Get in Touch a Lot. No doubt you hug and kiss each other hello... But simple acts like stroking his arm while you&amp;#039;re watching TV, taking his hand when you&amp;#039;re walking down the street, or fondling his thigh during dinner are also ways to bond. Touching your partner throughout the day triggers your feel-good hormones, which reinforces your affection and makes you feel closer on an instinctive level. \u2014Psychotherapist Barton Goldsmith, PhD, author of Emotional Fitness for Couples.&amp;quot; How Obama should use it, according to the WaPo: &amp;quot;As you tell the president that you disagree with his legislative agenda, try stroking his arm. The first couple of times, he&amp;#039;ll be unnerved and have his security detail restrain you, but, later, he&amp;#039;ll feel closer on an instinctive level. Then you can take this to the next phase: White House dinners. Obama: I&amp;#039;m so glad you could join me at this state dinner, members of the House GOP caucus. This is a momentous -- okay, I&amp;#039;m sorry, who is fondling my thigh? This needs to stop. I experimented with bipartisanship in college, but my wife is here.&amp;quot; We cracked up at how the blogger suggested Obama put our tips to use. But we&amp;#039;d like to suggest a few more Cosmo articles for the President to browse, perhaps on the flight back from the G20 summit. 4 Signs He&amp;#039;s Hiding Something. You might not know this Obama, but politicians can be pretty damn good at lying. Luckily, you can apply these tips on catching a boyfriend in a lie to catching Boehner in a lie. Take a close look at him during your next meeting. If he puts his hands in his pockets a lot or his throat keeps going dry, chances are he&amp;#039;s not being totally upfront about tax cuts. But if he&amp;#039;s guilty of the second item in the article, well, you should probably just call in the Secret Service. Shocking Ways You&amp;#039;re Sabotaging Your Relationship. Check out number five on this list: You confuse hopes with realistic expectations. &amp;quot;Have you ever fantasized about your boyfriend doing something special\u2014say, throwing a surprise birthday party for you\u2014and then thought about it so much that when it didn&amp;#039;t happen, you were genuinely disappointed?&amp;quot; That might as well read, &amp;quot;Have you ever fantasized about your majority leader doing something special\u2014say, suddenly agreeing with you on health care reform\u2014and then thought about it so much that when it didn&amp;#039;t happen, you were genuinely disappointed?&amp;quot; Good advice for the prez. Because in politics, just like in relationships, expectations need to be managed. The Dangers of Indoor Tanning. Rumor is that your new colleague in Washington has a bit of a fake-bake habit. Use the info in this article to convince Boehner that maintaining that orange glow is crazy risky. He&amp;#039;ll owe you big time. And you can call in that favor the next time the House is voting. You can read the entire (hilarious) ComPost blog post here. Are there any other politicians or celebs you think could use relationship advice from Cosmo? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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