Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Ads by Google It is so important, with over 50% of marriages ending in divorce, to learn how to preserve your marriage and to build it into a lasting relationship. The word “build” is the key; no marriage builds itself; it requires the concerted effort of two. There are of course many things that contribute to a successful and lasting marriage, but since I’m not writing a book here, I tried to think of 7 essential things that have helped me the most in my own experience of 44 years…