3 ways to build a happy marriage and avoid divorce | George Blair-West

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Shlomo Adam
[ืื™ืš ืœื”ื–ื“ืงืŸ...ื‘ื™ื—ื“]
00:15
Almost 50 years ago,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ 50 ืฉื ื”,
00:17
psychiatrists Richard Rahe and Thomas Holmes developed an inventory
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ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื™ืื˜ืจื™ื ืจื™ืฆ'ืจื“ ืจืื™ื™ ื•ืชื•ืžืก ื”ื•ืœืžืก ืคื™ืชื—ื• ืจืฉื™ืžื”
00:22
of the most distressing human experiences that we could have.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฆืขืจื•ืช ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ื•ื•ืช.
00:28
Number one on the list? Death of a spouse.
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ืžื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื”? ืžื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ืŸ ืื• ื‘ืช ื”ื–ื•ื’.
00:32
Number two, divorce. Three, marital separation.
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ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืชื™ื™ื: ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ. ืฉืœื•ืฉ: ื”ืชืคืจืงื•ืช ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ.
00:35
Now, generally, but not always,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืชืžื™ื“,
00:38
for those three to occur, we need what comes in number seven on the list,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืฉืœื•ืฉืช ืืœื” ื™ืชืจื—ืฉื•, ืื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืžื” ืฉืžื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื”:
00:42
which is marriage.
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ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ.
00:44
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:46
Fourth on the list is imprisonment in an institution.
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ื”ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื•ื ื›ืœื™ืื” ื‘ืžื•ืกื“.
00:51
Now, some say number seven has been counted twice.
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ื™ืฉ ืฉื™ื’ื™ื“ื• ืฉืžืกืคืจ ืฉื‘ืข ื ืกืคืจ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื.
00:54
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:58
I don't believe that.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื”.
01:00
When the life stress inventory was built,
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ื›ืฉืคื•ืชื— ืžื“ื“ ืœื—ืฅ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื,
01:04
back then, a long-term relationship pretty much equated to a marriage.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ, ืžืขืจื›ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืืจื•ื›ืช ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ื™ืชื” ื“ื™ ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ.
01:10
Not so now.
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ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื–ื” ืœื ื›ืš,
01:11
So for the purposes of this talk, I'm going to be including
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ืื– ืœืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ื”ื–ืืช, ืื ื™ ืื›ืœื•ืœ
01:16
de facto relationships, common-law marriages
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ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ, ื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื ื‘ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
01:18
and same-sex marriages,
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ื•ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื—ื“-ืžื™ื ื™ื™ื,
01:21
or same-sex relationships soon hopefully to become marriages.
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ืื• ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื—ื“-ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉื‘ืงืจื•ื‘, ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื”, ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ.
01:26
And I can say from my work with same-sex couples,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื™ ืขื ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช ื—ื“-ืžื™ื ื™ื™ื,
01:28
the principles I'm about to talk about are no different.
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ืฉื”ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืขืœื™ื”ื ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
01:32
They're the same across all relationships.
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ื”ื ื–ื”ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
01:35
So in a modern society,
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ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช,
01:38
we know that prevention is better than cure.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ืขื” ืขื“ื™ืคื” ืขืœ ืชืจื•ืคื”.
01:42
We vaccinate against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, measles.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืกื ื™ื ื ื’ื“ ืคื•ืœื™ื•, ื“ื™ืคื˜ืจื™ื”, ื˜ื˜ื ื•ืก, ืฉืขืœืช, ืื‘ืขื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืจื•ื—.
01:47
We have awareness campaigns for melanoma, stroke, diabetes --
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืงืžืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืจ, ืฉื‘ืฅ, ืกื•ื›ืจืช --
01:51
all important campaigns.
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ื›ื•ืœื ืงืžืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
01:54
But none of those conditions come close
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ืื‘ืœ ืืฃ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืžื—ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืœื ืžืชืงืจื‘ืช
01:58
to affecting 45 percent of us.
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ืœื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืœ 45 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžืืชื ื•.
02:02
Forty-five percent: that's our current divorce rate.
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45 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื: ื–ื” ืื—ื•ื– ื”ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื›ื™ื•ื.
02:06
Why no prevention campaign for divorce?
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ืœืžื” ืื™ืŸ ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืžื ื™ืขื” ื ื’ื“ ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ?
02:11
Well, I think it's because our policymakers don't believe
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื
02:17
that things like attraction and the way relationships are built
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ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื•ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื ื‘ื ื•ืช
02:22
is changeable or educable.
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ื ื™ืชื ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืื• ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“.
02:25
Why?
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ืœืžื”?
02:27
Well, our policymakers currently are Generation X.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืจื’ืข ืฉื™ื™ื›ื™ื ืœื“ื•ืจ ื”-X.
02:31
They're in their 30s to 50s.
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ื”ื ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-30 ืขื“ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-50 ืฉืœื”ื.
02:34
And when I'm talking to these guys about these issues,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืขืœ ื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื”ืืœื•,
02:38
I see their eyes glaze over,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืฉืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ืžื–ื“ื’ื’ื•ืช,
02:40
and I can see them thinking,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
02:42
"Doesn't this crazy psychiatrist get it?
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"ืื™ืš ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื™ืื˜ืจ ื”ืžืฉื•ื’ืข ื”ื–ื” ืœื ืงื•ืœื˜?
02:45
You can't control the way in which people attract other people
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ืื™-ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืžืฉื›ื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
02:49
and build relationships."
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ื•ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื".
02:52
Not so, our dear millennials.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื›ืš ืืฆืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ืงืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
02:55
This is the most information-connected, analytical and skeptical generation,
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ื–ื”ื• ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืœืžื™ื“ืข, ืื ืœื™ื˜ื™ ื•ืกืคืงืŸ,
03:01
making the most informed decisions of any generation before them.
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ืฉืžืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืžื•ืฉื›ืœื•ืช ืžื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœืคื ื™ื”ื.
03:06
And when I talk to millennials, I get a very different reaction.
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืฉื•ื ื”.
03:10
They actually want to hear about this.
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ื”ื ืžืžืฉ ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขืœ ื–ื”.
03:12
They want to know about how do we have relationships that last?
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ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืื™ืš ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉื™ืฉืจื“ื•?
03:18
So for those of you who want to embrace the post- "romantic destiny" era with me,
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ืื– ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืœื” ืžื›ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืืžืฅ ืืช ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืคื•ืกื˜-"ื™ืขื“ ืจื•ืžื ื˜ื™" ืื™ืชื™,
03:23
let me talk about my three life hacks for preventing divorce.
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืœืžื ื™ืขืช ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ.
03:28
Now, we can intervene to prevent divorce at two points:
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืžื ื•ืข ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืชื™ ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ:
03:32
later, once the cracks begin to appear in an established relationship;
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ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ืžืื•ื—ืจ, ื›ืฉื”ืกื“ืงื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืชื•ืš ืžืขืจื›ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžืช;
03:37
or earlier, before we commit, before we have children.
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ืื• ืžื•ืงื“ื ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืœืคื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื, ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
03:42
And that's where I'm going to take us now.
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ื•ืœืฉื ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืงื—ืช ืื•ืชื ื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
03:46
So my first life hack:
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ืื– ื”ื˜ืจื™ืง ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™:
03:48
millennials spend seven-plus hours on their devices a day.
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ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื ื™ื•ื ืžื‘ืœื™ื ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื, ืฉื‘ืข ืฉืขื•ืช ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
03:54
That's American data.
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ื–ื” ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืืžืจื™ืงื”.
03:56
And some say, probably not unreasonably,
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื, ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉื“ื™ ื‘ืฆื“ืง,
03:58
this has probably affected their face-to-face relationships.
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ืฉื›ื ืจืื” ื–ื” ื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืคื ื™ื-ืืœ-ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
04:03
Indeed, and add to that the hookup culture,
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ืื›ืŸ, ื•ืชื•ืกื™ืคื• ืœื–ื” ืืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืกื˜ื•ืฆื™ื,
04:06
ergo apps like Tinder,
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื˜ื™ื ื“ืจ,
04:08
and it's no great surprise that the 20-somethings that I work with
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ื•ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืžืคืชื™ืข ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ืืชื ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“
04:12
will often talk to me about how it is often easier for them
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ืœืจื•ื‘ ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืœื™ ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช, ืงืœ ืœื”ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
04:16
to have sex with somebody that they've met
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ืœืฉื›ื‘ ืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื ืคื’ืฉื•
04:18
than have a meaningful conversation.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืœื ื”ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื” ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช.
04:21
Now, some say this is a bad thing.
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ื™ืฉ ืฉื™ื’ื™ื“ื• ืฉื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืข.
04:24
I say this is a really good thing.
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘.
04:28
It's a particularly good thing
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ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“
04:31
to be having sex outside of the institution of marriage.
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ืœืฉื›ื‘ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžื•ืกื“ ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ.
04:35
Now, before you go out and get all moral on me,
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื™ ืžื•ืกืจื™ื™ื,
04:38
remember that Generation X, in the American Public Report,
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ืชื–ื›ืจื• ืฉื“ื•ืจ ื”-X, ื‘ืกืงืจ ื”ืงื”ืœ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™,
04:42
they found that 91 percent of women
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ืžืฆืื• ืฉ-91 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ื ืฉื™ื
04:45
had had premarital sex by the age of 30.
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ืงื™ื™ืžื• ื™ื—ืกื™ ืžื™ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 30.
04:48
Ninety-one percent.
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91 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื.
04:51
It's a particularly good thing that these relationships are happening later.
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ื–ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ืฉืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžืชืจื—ืฉื•ืช ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:56
See, boomers in the '60s --
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ืชื‘ื™ื ื•, ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ื™ื‘ื™-ื‘ื•ื ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-60 --
04:59
they were getting married at an average age for women of 20
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ื”ื ื”ืชื—ืชื ื• ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฉืœ 20 ืœื ืฉื™ื
05:03
and 23 for men.
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ื•-23 ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:05
2015 in Australia?
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ื‘-2015 ื‘ืื•ืกื˜ืจืœื™ื”?
05:07
That is now 30 for women and 32 for men.
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ื”ื’ื™ืœ ื”ื•ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• 30 ืœื ืฉื™ื ื•-32 ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:13
That's a good thing, because the older you are when you get married,
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ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉืืชื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ื›ืฉืืชื” ืžืชื—ืชืŸ,
05:19
the lower your divorce rate.
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ื›ืš ืงื˜ืŸ ืื—ื•ื– ื”ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ.
05:21
Why?
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ืœืžื”?
05:22
Why is it helpful to get married later?
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ืœืžื” ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ?
05:24
Three reasons.
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ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช.
05:25
Firstly, getting married later allows the other two preventers of divorce
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ื™ ื’ื•ืจืžื™ ืžื ื™ืขื” ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืœื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ.
05:30
to come into play.
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05:31
They are tertiary education
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ืฉื”ื ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”
05:34
and a higher income, which tends to go with tertiary education.
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ื•ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฉื ื•ื˜ื” ืœื‘ื•ื ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”.
05:38
So these three factors all kind of get mixed up together.
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ืื– ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžืชืขืจื‘ื‘ื™ื ื™ื—ื“.
05:41
Number two,
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ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื ื™ืช,
05:42
neuroplasticity research tell us
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ื—ืงืจ ื’ืžื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื— ืžืกืคืจ ืœื ื•
05:44
that the human brain is still growing until at least the age of 25.
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ืฉื”ืžื•ื— ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ ืขื“ ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื’ื™ืœ 25.
05:51
So that means how you're thinking and what you're thinking
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ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื ืฉืื™ืš ืฉืืชื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ื•ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘
05:54
is still changing up until 25.
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ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฉืชื ื™ื ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 25.
05:57
And thirdly, and most importantly to my mind, is personality.
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ื•ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช, ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื”ื™ื ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช.
06:00
Your personality at the age of 20
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ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœืš ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 20
06:03
does not correlate with your personality at the age of 50.
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ืœื ืžืชื•ืืžืช ืขื ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœืš ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 50.
06:07
But your personality at the age of 30
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœืš ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 30
06:09
does correlate with your personality at the age of 50.
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ื›ืŸ ืžืชื•ืืžืช ืขื ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœืš ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 50.
06:13
So when I ask somebody who got married young why they broke up,
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ืื– ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ืืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฆืขื™ืจ ืœืžื” ื”ื ื ืคืจื“ื•
ื•ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื ื”, "ื”ืชืจื—ืงื ื• ื–ื” ืžื–ื•",
06:16
and they say, "We grew apart,"
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06:18
they're being surprisingly accurate,
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ื”ื ืฆื•ื“ืงื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืคืชื™ืขื”,
06:20
because the 20s is a decade of rapid change and maturation.
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ื›ื™ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-20 ื”ืŸ ืขืฉื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื ื•ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช.
06:25
So the first thing you want to get before you get married is older.
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ืื– ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืชื” ืžืชื—ืชืŸ ื–ื” ืœื”ืชื‘ื’ืจ.
06:30
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:34
Number two,
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื ื™,
06:35
John Gottman, psychologist and relationship researcher,
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ื’'ื•ืŸ ื’ื•ื˜ืžืŸ, ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ ื•ื—ื•ืงืจ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื,
06:40
can tell us many factors that correlate with a happy, successful marriage.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉืžื—ื™ื ื•ืžื•ืฆืœื—ื™ื.
06:46
But the one that I want to talk about
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื’ื•ืจื ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•
06:48
is a big one:
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ื”ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ:
06:50
81 percent of marriages implode, self-destruct, if this problem is present.
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81% ืžื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ืงื•ืจืกื™ื, ืžืฉืžื™ื“ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื, ืื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืงื™ื™ืžืช.
06:56
And the second reason why I want to talk about it here
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ื•ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœื” ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื›ืืŸ
ื”ื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืขืจื™ืš ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื“ื™ื™ื˜ื™ื.
06:59
is because it's something you can evaluate while you're dating.
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07:03
Gottman found that the relationships that were the most stable and happy
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ื’ื•ื˜ืžืŸ ืžืฆื ืฉืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ื™ ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืฉืžื—ื•ืช
07:08
over the longer term
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ืœืื•ืจืš ื–ืžืŸ
07:10
were relationships in which the couple shared power.
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ื”ื™ื• ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ื—ืœืงื• ื‘ื ื™ื”ื ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื—.
07:14
They were influenceable:
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ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืจื™-ื”ืฉืคืขื”:
07:18
big decisions, like buying a house, overseas trips, buying a car,
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช, ื›ืžื• ืงื ื™ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืช, ื—ื•ืคืฉื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•"ืœ, ืงื ื™ื™ืช ืจื›ื‘,
07:23
having children.
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ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
07:24
But when Gottman drilled down on this data,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื’ื•ื˜ืžืŸ ื—ืงืจ ืœืขื•ืžืง ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื”,
07:27
what he found was that women were generally pretty influenceable.
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ื”ื•ื ื’ื™ืœื” ืฉืขืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืœื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข.
07:33
Guess where the problem lay?
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ื ื—ืฉื• ืืฆืœ ืžื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”?
07:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:36
Yeah, there's only two options here, isn't there?
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ื›ืŸ, ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ืจืง ืฉืชื™ ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช, ืœื?
07:39
Yeah, we men were to blame.
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืืฉืžื™ื.
07:42
The other thing that Gottman found
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉื’ื•ื˜ืžืŸ ืžืฆื
07:44
is that men who are influenceable
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื—ื• ืœืขืฆืžื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืฉืคืขื™ื
07:48
also tended to be "outstanding fathers."
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ื ื˜ื• ื’ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช "ืื‘ื•ืช ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ื™ื"
07:53
So women: How influenceable is your man?
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ืื– ื ืฉื™ื: ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื›ืŸ?
07:58
Men:
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ื’ื‘ืจื™ื:
08:03
you're with her because you respect her.
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ืืชื ืื™ืชื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืืชื ืžื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืื•ืชื”.
08:07
Make sure that respect plays out in the decision-making process.
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ืชื“ืื’ื• ืฉื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช.
08:14
Number three.
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™.
08:19
I'm often intrigued by why couples come in to see me
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ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื ื™ ืžืกื•ืงืจืŸ ืœื“ืขืช ืœืžื” ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื ืืœื™
08:23
after they've been married for 30 or 40 years.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืฉื•ืื™ื 30 ืื• 40 ืฉื ื”.
08:26
This is a time when they're approaching the infirmities and illness of old age.
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ื–ื”ื• ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ื ืงืจื‘ื™ื ืืœ ื”ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื•ื”ืžื—ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื™ืœ ื”ื–ืงื ื”.
08:31
It's a time when they're particularly focused on caring for each other.
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ื–ื”ื• ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ื ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื“ืื’ื” ื–ื” ืœื–ื•.
08:37
They'll forgive things that have bugged them for years.
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ื”ื ื™ืกืœื—ื• ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ืคืจื™ืขื• ืœื”ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื.
08:40
They'll forgive all betrayals, even infidelities,
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ื”ื ื™ืกืœื—ื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื’ื™ื“ื•ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืœ ื”ืชืคืจืคืจื•ืช,
08:43
because they're focused on caring for each other.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ื‘ื“ืื’ื” ื–ื” ืœื–ื•.
ืื– ืžื” ืžืคืจื™ื“ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื?
08:46
So what pulls them apart?
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08:47
The best word I have for this is reliability,
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ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืœื–ื” ื”ื™ื ืืžื™ื ื•ืช,
08:50
or the lack thereof.
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ืื• ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื”.
08:52
Does your partner have your back?
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ื”ืื ื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœืš ืžื’ื‘ื” ืื•ืชืš?
08:54
It takes two forms.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืš ืฉืชื™ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช.
08:55
Firstly, can you rely on your partner to do what they say they're going to do?
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื”ืื ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืกืžื•ืš ืขืœ ื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื ืฉื™ืขืฉื” ืืช ืžื” ืฉืืžืจ ืฉื™ืขืฉื”?
09:01
Do they follow through?
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ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ื ืืžืŸ ืœืžื™ืœืชื•?
09:03
Secondly,
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ืฉื ื™ืช,
09:06
if, for example,
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ืื, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื,
09:08
you're out and you're being verbally attacked by somebody,
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ื™ืฆืืชื, ื•ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืชื•ืงืฃ ืื•ืชืš ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช,
09:10
or you're suffering from a really disabling illness,
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ืื• ืฉืืชื” ืกื•ื‘ืœ ืžืžื—ืœื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื”,
09:16
does your partner step up and do what needs to be done
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ื”ืื ื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื™ืงื— ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื™ืขืฉื” ืžื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช
09:19
to leave you feeling cared for and protected?
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ื•ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื“ื•ืื’ ืœื›ื ื•ืžื’ืŸ ืขืœื™ื›ื?
09:23
And here's the rub:
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ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ืขื•ืงืฅ:
09:25
if you're facing old age,
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ืื ืืชื ื‘ืคืชื— ื’ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื™ืงื ื”,
09:27
and your partner isn't doing that for you --
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ื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื ืœื ืžืžืœื ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ื”ื–ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื --
09:29
in fact, you're having to do that for them --
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืžืœื ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ื”ื–ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื• --
09:32
then in an already-fragile relationship,
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ืื– ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืจืขื•ืขื” ืžืœื›ืชื—ื™ืœื”,
09:35
it can look a bit like you might be better off out of it rather than in it.
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžื—ื•ืฆื” ืœื” ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื”.
09:41
So is your partner there for you when it really matters?
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ืื– ื”ืื ื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื ื“ื•ืื’ ืœื›ื ื›ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘?
09:49
Not all the time, 80 percent of the time,
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ืœื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, 80 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ื–ืžืŸ,
09:51
but particularly if it's important to you.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืื ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื›ื.
09:55
On your side, think carefully before you commit to do something for your partner.
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ืžืฆื“ื›ื, ื—ื™ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ื–ื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื.
10:01
It is much better to commit to as much as you can follow through
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ืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ืœืžืœื
10:05
than to commit to more sound-good-in-the-moment
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ืžืืฉืจ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื ืฉืžืขื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ืจื’ืข
10:08
and then let them down.
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ื•ืื– ืœืื›ื–ื‘ ืื•ืชื•.
10:14
And if it's really important to your partner, and you commit to it,
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ื•ืื ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื, ื•ืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื–ื”,
10:18
make sure you move hell and high water to follow through.
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ืชื•ื•ื“ืื• ืฉืืชื ืžื–ื™ื–ื™ื ื”ืจื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื›ื.
10:21
Now, these are things that I'm saying you can look for.
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ืืœื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ืคืฉ ืืฆืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’.
10:24
Don't worry, these are also things that can be built
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ืืœ ืชื“ืื’ื•, ืืœื” ื”ื ื’ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช
10:27
in existing relationships.
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ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช.
10:32
I believe that the most important decision
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”
10:37
that you can make
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ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช
10:38
is who you choose as a life partner,
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ื”ื™ื ืžื™ ืืชื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื›ืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœื—ื™ื™ื,
10:43
who you choose as the other parent of your children.
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ืžื™ ืืชื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ื”ื•ืจื” ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
10:47
And of course, romance has to be there.
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ืจื•ืžื ื˜ื™ืงื”.
10:49
Romance is a grand and beautiful and quirky thing.
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ืจื•ืžื ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืฆื•ื ื•ื™ืคื” ื•ืžื•ื–ืจ.
10:54
But we need to add to a romantic, loving heart
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœืœื‘ ืจื•ืžื ื˜ื™ ื•ืื•ื”ื‘
10:59
an informed, thoughtful mind,
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ืฉื›ืœ ืžื™ื•ื“ืข ื•ื—ื•ืฉื‘,
11:03
as we make the most important decision of our life.
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•.
11:06
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”,
11:07
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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