On divorce

research shows these warning sigbs can be associated with relationships that end in divorce:   http://www.sciencealert.com/7-things-that-predict-divorce-according-to-science

Studies show that children are sensitive to quieter resentment and passive aggressive comments between parents, not just arguments or fighting: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/10/the-effects-of-a-simmering-parental-grudge/503015/  

This article discusses the risks that staying together in an unhappy marriage poses for the kids: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/7-ways-you-can-damage-your-kids-by-staying-in-a-bad-marriage_us_573b4845e4b0646cbeeaf9a9

At some point, you will be happier if you try to accept that your partner will do things that hurt or annoy you from time to time. Your partner can never be exactly who you want him to be all of the time. He may change, he may not, but it will be easier to […]

At one time, research suggested that parents who had their children before getting married were more likely to get divorced. A more recent study shows that trend is no longer accurate: http://www.livescience.com/52215-divorce-risk-premarital-children.html https://contemporaryfamilies.org/marriage_timing_doesnt_matter/

An excellent article (by a friend and colleague) on how sending your kids to sleepaway camp can help your relationship with your spouse: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/her-magazine/parents-alone-time_b_7891918.html    

Research indicates the two variables that best predict/engender lasting relationships are: Kindness and Generosity: http://www.businessinsider.com/lasting-relationships-rely-on-2-traits-2014-11

Psychologist John Gottman and his wife Julie, also a psychologist, in New York City. Together, are renowned experts on marital stability who run The Gottman Institute, which is devoted to helping couples build and maintain loving, healthy relationships based on scientific studies. They have been studying couples who not only endure, but live happily together […]