A successful relationship requires a mutual commitment from both partners to prioritize the relationship's survival regardless of the difficulties encountered.

“and the first thing I would say to anybody that wants a very successful relationship is you've got to be honest with yourself if you're actually even in the boat because no advice is going to matter if you're not interested in making the relationship work”

Men are often in situations where they are tempted by outside women when they are married and successful.

“when I got married I was like in a position in my life where things were going well and and it made like I got hit on by everybody every woman was like you know they were more interested and they knew I was married”

Effective communication is the most important factor in keeping a marriage together.

“in my opinion for the people that stay together what keeps them together communication and [ __ ]”

Success in a long-term partnership requires acknowledging that there are two sides to every story and remaining committed to the journey through both calm and stormy times.

“you uh have to realize that uh there are two sides to every story and uh your opinion May may not always be the correct one so there's give and take in any relationship”