As a child of divorce, I did everything in my power to maintain a strong, healthy marriage. I accidentally sabotaged it.

The author, not pictured, was determined not to get divorced.gorodenkoff/Getty Images I watched my parents and stepparents divorce numerous times.I carefully studied what went wrong… [+4448 chars]

As a child of divorce, I did everything in my power to maintain a strong, healthy marriage. I accidentally sabotaged it.

As a child of divorce, I did everything in my power to maintain a strong, healthy marriage. I accidentally sabotaged it.

As a child of divorce, I did everything in my power to maintain a strong, healthy marriage. I accidentally sabotaged it.

As a child of divorce, I did everything in my power to maintain a strong, healthy marriage. I accidentally sabotaged it.

As a child of divorce, I did everything in my power to maintain a strong, healthy marriage. I accidentally sabotaged it.