Dr. Patrick Denard explains why marriage is the most important decision you can make, with evidence showing divorce carries a mortality risk equivalent to smoking while healthy marriages can extend life by 10 years. Learn the science behind successful relationships and what factors predict marital satisfaction.

With 40-50% of marriages ending in divorce and significant impacts on health and wealth, discover evidence-based factors for lasting partnerships: how waiting until after age 25 reduces divorce risk by nearly 50%; why personality alignment predicts satisfaction; the role of shared values; and how premarital education cuts divorce rates from 52% to 27%.

TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:02 Marriage importance00:02:41 Divorce statistics00:04:09 Health consequences00:04:55 Age at marriage00:06:09 Personality compatibility00:08:20 Values alignment00:10:04 Premarital education00:13:25 Health benefits

STUDIES CITED:• Big Five Personality Test (2011) PMID: 21491219• Personality support (2021) PMID: 32931566• Marital stability (2019) PMID: 31208194• Intrinsic motivation (2021) PMID: 33736540• Premarital education (2010) PMID: 20053393• Divorce mortality PMID: 19076315

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