Crash and Burn Predictors
Dr. John Gottman has a mathematical equation that predicts with 94 percent accuracy whether or not a marriage will last. Now, a wedding planner, Samantha Goldberg, shares five signs that "are predictors of whether a couple will live happily ever after or bite the dust."
The signs that Goldberg mentions in the Cosmopolitan article include choosing the wedding cake, interferring mothers, the wedding dress, the bachelor party, and how a couple argues. We agree with her.
Red flags are warning signs. They are alerts that things are not right in a relationship and that the couple needs help. There are ways that a couple can lower their odds for divorce before they marry.
Goldberg shared an example of an engaged couple she refused to work with because she was sure the marriage wouldn't last. It would be great if wedding officiants made the same decision when they recognized a couple in trouble. A couple could then postpone the wedding and attend an additional premarital workshop if they truly want a successful marriage.
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Hi. I just wanted to comment because my husband & I were ON Bridezillas last season and I can assure you that what you see on TV is not what you get in person (for husband or wife). Those shows are so far from actual “reality” and I wanted to let you know that not all couples on Bridezillas are doomed to fail. We have a very happy, healthy relationship. I married my best friend!