Why does it seem so hard for successful people to stay in love? A quick glance at the news reveals a steady stream of top executives or world class athletes who have made costly decisions and mistakes when it comes to their marriages.
I’ve known my wife since the first grade. I’ve grown up with her, raised two children with her and had her in my heart for decades. And if there’s one thing we’ve both learned about marriage over the years it’s that great marriages take great work.
As a six-year-old, I could spot it right away. Little Rhonda, with her horn-rimmed glasses and a bad case of the cooties. In the first grade I decided to stay away from her lest I get infected.
