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10 Key reasons today’s marriages fail and how to avoid them

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Here's how to make sure your marriage can thrive despite all the difficulties it may encounter.

The vast majority of people enter into marriage with the intention that it will last a lifetime. However, according to Forbes Advisor, the rate of couples divorcing in the United States is 43% for first-time marriages. Subsequent marriages tend to fail at an even higher rate.

This number is obviously alarming, but it in part in may reflect some of the challenges that couples today face, often brought on by new technologies and a world that has grown “smaller” as a result, but also less stable.

Here are some of the stresses and strains couples are under, and some ways to overcome them.


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ANXIETY ABOUT GLOBAL INSTABILITY


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