There are experiences on the list, such as death of a spouse, divorce, marital separation, imprisonment, marriage, and other events.

That prevention is better than cure. This is why we vaccinate and campaign for so many diseases. None of these campaigns come close to affecting 45% of us, which is our current divorce rate.

George Blair-West thinks that maybe it's because the current policy makers are Generation X. They don’t believe things like attraction and the way relationships are built are changeable or educable.

George Blair-West stresses three things: have more premarital sex and get married when you are older, seek equal power in the relationship, and keep caring for one another, which includes continuous forgiveness of your wrongs.

Blair-West thinks it’s a good thing because a study revealed that in Generation X, 91% of women had premarital sex before the age of 30 is a good thing that these relationships are happening later.

Getting married later allows the other two preventers of divorce to take play. The second reason is because the human brain grows until at least the age 25. Finally, your younger personality will not correlate with your older personality.

These are the ages of rapid change and maturation.

The relationships that are most stable and happy over longer term are when the couple shares equally power. They were also influenceable. Data revealed that women were particularly influenceable. Men who were influenceable tended to be outstanding fathers.

Reliability, or the lack of it. It takes two forms. You and your partner must follow through on what you say you’re going to do. Also, you both should feel protected and taken care of.

According to George Blair-West, it’s choosing who you want as your life partner and as the parent of your children.