7 Simple Tips To Forge A Timeless And Thriving Marriage

Time-tested dating advice for lasting love

Emeka Nwanedo
6 min readMar 31, 2024
Photo by Carly Rae Hobbins on Unsplash

According to Stanford research titled “How Couples Meet and Stay Together (HCMST)” most relationships end within the first 2 months.

Another report by the CDC on Divorce Rates by State also claims that first marriages have about a 40% chance of divorce, with subsequent marriages having an even higher chance of failure.

If truth be told, the average length of a marriage prior to divorce is eight years.

Married couples have been divorcing at an unprecedented rate for a while now and it’s worrying that modern society struggles with building relationships and marriages that last. We can also all agree that there is a fear of what the impact of these divorces would have on children of broken marriages.

Learning how to build healthy romantic relationships is not only good for your mental health but also good for your wallet and your kids.

Building a loving and healthy relationship is not a simple task. We all struggle at it, but it’s very possible with effort, commitment, and patience.

You need to know what to do from the start and on a day-to-day basis to create it.

1. Pick the right partner

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Emeka Nwanedo

2X Top Writer. An ex-banker who’s now dedicated to lifelong learning. A proud dad of 2 lovely kids and a published researcher.