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The keys to a happy marriage

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson, Ask Amy Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson is a general advice columnist.

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-DEAR AMY: Over the past six years in Cornell University's Legacy Project, we've collected the advice for living from more than 1,200 Americans (most age 70 or older). I thought your readers would be interested in the top five tips these "wisest Americans" have for people striving for a long and happy marriage:

1. Marry someone a lot like you: Similarity in core values in particular is the...

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