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The clearest marriage advice from Americans with the longest marriages was to marry someone a lot like you. Opposites may attract, they said, but shared values are what carry a couple across decades.

Cornell Legacy Project, 2024 · research finding on similarity and shared values in lasting marriages

Cornell Legacy Project (Karl Pillemer), interviews with more than 1,500 Americans of the Greatest and Silent Generations, Marriage Advice: Find Someone a Lot Like You

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Cornell Legacy Project: The clearest marriage advice from Americans with the longest marriages was to marry someone a lot like you. Opposites may attract, they said, but shared values are what carry a couple across decades.