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The Number One Reason for Divorce…and How to Avoid It

The priest who prepared my wife and me for marriage told us that the score on our compatibility test was the lowest he had ever seen.

The Number One Reason for Divorce…and How to Avoid It

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The priest who prepared my wife and me for marriage told us that the score on our compatibility test was the lowest he had ever seen.

It was five years into our marriage that I began to believe him.

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The priest who prepared my wife and me for marriage told us that the score on our compatibility test was the lowest he had ever seen. He advised (strongly) that we not get married. It was five years into our marriage that I began to believe him.

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He advised (strongly) that we not get married. It was five years into our marriage that I began to believe him. My wife, Kim, after having a miscarriage, gave...

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