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How to make LOVE STAY

Romcoms tend to end off with a big wedding, a stroll into the sunset and an implied ‘and they lived happily ever after’. But what would happen if they flash-forwarded 10 years into the future to see where the happy couple are now? If the most recent divorce stats are anything to go by, the picture doesn’t look all that rosy. According to Stats SA’s latest numbers, four out 10 marriages end in divorce before their 10th anniversary. Yikes.

Being a newlywed and a child of divorce (a few times over, in fact), I was very interested to find out exactly what it takes to make a relationship work. ‘I believe the purpose of a marriage is to challenge, encourage and inspire each other to become the best versions of ourselves. That said, relationships are going to push us to grow and

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