A bond between two partners in marriage or any committed relationship is intimate, multi-layered and complex, and it is hard to say what defines the quality of this relationship. Relationships between people sometimes deepen over time, while at other times they grow stagnant and fall apart.

There is usually a lot of pain associated when people separate, and things sometimes turn ugly. How can these situations be avoided? Are breakups because of mismatched personality styles trying to make it wo...