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Staying Married

Posted by on Sep 7, 2018 in Uncategorized | 54 comments

“Do you want to know how to stay married for a long time?”  Expectantly, I perched on the end of my chair as I watched the morning talk show host interview the author of a new marriage book.  (Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, Ada Calhoun).  Who doesn’t want to know the secret to marriage longevity?  Because – for half the population – attaining it has proven to be quite a challenge.  In spite of high hopes and touching promises at the beginning of virtually every marriage, the odds of success are underwhelming.  The statistics indicate that there is a problem because somewhere around fifty percent of marriages end in divorce – Higher if it’s a...

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