Factors that help you to stay married

Science tells us about common-sense factors that can help you stay married.  If each of you belongs to one or two social media sites instead of being active on many, you’ll stay married longer.  Being too active on social media undermines the bond you share as a couple.  If you smiled in photos of you as a kid, in high school and in college, you’re likely to be more emotionally stable and positive, a good sign for marriage.  If neither of you has lived with another partner, your chances of divorce increase by 209%.  It suggests a lack of commitment.  If you have sons, you’re 17% less likely to get divorced.  Men don’t want their sons being raised by a woman.  It’s the small and almost unnoticed factors in life that can make or break a relationship.  Staying married is tough, do what you can to increase the odds.