In the United States, approximately forty to fifty percent of marriages fail. The joining of two lives into one is only the beginning of an intricate process. Keeping the love alive through all of life’s challenges can be even more difficult. In a fascinating presentation, Marlon Cole touches on the complexities surrounding marriage and divorce while exploring scientific theories, calculating the risks that help determine the success or failure of a marriage, and asking tough questions such as why the divorce rate is so high, what are the main causes of divorce, and why it is so difficult to maintain the black nuclear family. Additionally, Cole offers insight and advice on finances, education, ways to manage the mind, and much more that could potentially save a rocky marriage and keep a family intact. Included is a list of practical dos and don’ts from a father to his daughter. How to Successfully Fail Your Marriage reflects on marriage and divorce through scientific analogies and powerful questions that candidly explore the marital failure epidemic.