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Is Your Marriage at Risk?
42 seconds! That’s how long it’s estimated for a divorce to occur in the United States of America alone. This means that 86 divorces occur every hour, 2046 divorces are finalised daily, 14,364 divorces happen every week, and 746,971 divorces happen yearly.
In the time it takes you to watch a 2-hour movie, more than 172 divorces occur in America. The worst part is…these are pre-covid-19 pandemic numbers collected across just 44 out of the 50 states in one country.
Do you know what all these marriages had in common? They consisted of once “happy couples”. The 2023 figures globally are bound to be much higher.
I’m not trying to be a “debby downer” or anything. Still, I led with these statistics to inform you that your seemingly “happy and peaceful marriage” might be heading towards the edge of a cliff without your knowledge.
Si vis pacem, para bellum — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus.
The quote above means, If you want peace, prepare for war.
In times of relative peace and happiness in a marriage, it is easy for couples to lower their guard and allow marriage killers…
