5 things you didn’t know about divorce:

• There are factors that predict divorce. Sometimes relationships dissolve over simple everyday stress.

• There are things you should look for in a marriage partner and thinking the two of you are similar is key to it working out. Physical attractiveness and weight definitely affect how happy a marriage is.

• Women whose parents divorced are probably more likely to divorce and ladies should avoid winning an Oscar.

• How committed the wife is to the relationship matters more than how committed the husband is. And it’s men, not women, who are more likely to end a relationship because it lacks “magic.”

• When things start to go bad, remember the five-to-one rule. There are little things you can do to improve your relationship.

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