2 Counter-Cultural Keys To Staying Married

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Another dynamic is that research shows that “experience with different partners is linked to worse marriages…. Having a history with other cohabiting partners may make you discount the value of your spouse.”

Simply put, the idea of spending your 20s playing the field and living with various partners along the way, and then, sometime in your 30s, marrying the one you are living with at the time, is not a recipe for success,

… but a recipe for the increased likelihood of divorce.

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James Emery Whitehttps://www.churchandculture.org/
James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, NC, and a former professor of theology and culture at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he also served as their fourth president. His latest book, "Hybrid Church: Rethinking the Church for a Post-Christian Digital Age," is now available on Amazon or from your favorite bookseller. To enjoy a free subscription to the Church & Culture blog, visit churchandculture.org, where you can view past blogs in our archive, read the latest church and culture news from around the world, and listen to the Church & Culture Podcast. Follow Dr. White on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @JamesEmeryWhite.

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