Here's how to start it: Marry your best friend of the opposite sex.
Many studies show that married people are happier and more satisfied with their lives, particularly during stressful times, if they consider their spouses to be their best friends.
According to a Gallup World Poll, partners who consider their spouses to be their best friends get about twice as much life satisfaction from marriage than other people do.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
