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The healthiest and longest-lasting relationships don’t just happen because a couple fell in love. The majority of strong and healthy marriages are created by using a formula composed of six vital elements—and here they are:

1. Good, open, honest communication and a willingness to change. This happens with practice. It means you don’t judge or feel judged by your spouse. You’ve developed good listening and speaking skills. Trust each other and know you can talk to each other about anything. It means the willingness to work on your own issues and make changes in yourself, if necessary.

When couples wait too long to ask for help, the relationship may be beyond repair. The sooner help is sought, the better chance there is of recovering, saving and actually strengthening the relationship. This includes issues dealing with affairs or other types of betrayal. The longer we wait, the more entrenched we get in destructive patterns and resentment and all hope for change is lost. At a certain point we don’t even want change…we just want to be done.

The seven warning signs that a relationship is in trouble are: