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When you hear about couples who maintain a strong relationship through
all of life’s challenges, you may wonder how they do it. Some of these
couples have faced the same kinds of difficulties that can lead to
break-ups for other people, such as financial problems, trouble with
in-laws, or differences in interests or personalities. But somehow,
these couples have stayed together while others haven’t.
For a long
time marriage counselors and others thought that couples had the best
chance of staying together if they had similar backgrounds and
interests. But recently, experts have developed a different view. Many
people now believe that common backgrounds and interests may be less
important than other factors, such as differences in values, how couples
handle disagreements, or how committed they are.
Every couple is
different, so there’s no one-size-fits-all formula for a good
relationship. But people who’ve stayed together for a long time tend to
have some of the same things in common. Here are ten tips based on the
conclusions experts have drawn from studying successful relationships: