Relationships go through a myriad of stages as they grow and progress.

There are the first few months of puppy love when you can’t get enough of each other, and you grow into a mature and happy couple where you feel content and confident in the love nest you’ve created.

But then there are the not-so-fun stages, such as boredom and the dreaded breakup. This may cause many to ask: Why do people break up?

It used to be the seven-year-itch that haunted the future of blissfully happy couples, but recent studies show that 70% of couples are now breaking up within the first year of getting together.

Is this the new average length of relationship before break up?

In this episode, Rev Sam Oye shares 5 reasons for breakups and divorces in relationships and marriages.