Why are my div margins overlapping and how can I fix it?

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I don't understand why the margins of these divs are overlapping.

.alignright {float: right}
#header .social {margin-top: 50px;}
#header .social a {display: inline-block;}
#header .social .fb {width: 64px; height: 1px; padding-top: 60px; overflow: hidden;}
#header .social .twit {width: 64px; height: 1px; padding-top: 60px; overflow: hidden;}
#header .contact {margin: 20px 70px 20px 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;}
#header .contact span {color: #FFFFFF;}
#header .search {margin: 10px 0 0;}
<div class="alignright">
    <div class="social">
        <a href="#" class="twit"></a>
        <a href="#" class="fb"></a>
    </div><!-- social -->
    <div class="contact">
        Get in Touch: <span>+44 10012 12345</span>            
    </div><!-- contact -->
    <div class="search">
        <form method="post" action="">
            <input type="text" value="" name="s" gtbfieldid="28">
        </form>
    </div><!-- search -->
</div>

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5 Answers

Watch out for display: flex on the parent element.

.flex {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.block {
  display: block;
}


/* css for example only */
div {
  padding: 1em;
  background: #eee;
}
p {
  font-size: 20px;
  margin: 1em 0;
  background: pink;
  padding: 5px;
}
p:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}
<h1>display: flex</h1>
<div class="flex">
  <p>Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor.</p>
  <p>Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh, ut fermentum massa justo sit amet risus.</p>
  <p>Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor.</p>
  <p>Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh, ut fermentum massa justo sit amet risus.</p>
</div>
<h1>display: block</h1>
<div class="block">
  <p>Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor.</p>
  <p>Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh, ut fermentum massa justo sit amet risus.</p>
  <p>Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Curabitur blandit tempus porttitor. Duis mollis, est non commodo luctus, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit.</p>
  <p>Fusce dapibus, tellus ac cursus commodo, tortor mauris condimentum nibh, ut fermentum massa justo sit amet risus.</p>
</div>

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