I think not.
He sounds even more confused than you do.
the breakup of the Soviet Union
There are lot of factor that come against a relationship. some of these factors are caused by the partners themselves, while others are outside factors. If you can watch against this factors then it is likely your relationship will succeed.
He cheated on her with a stripper.
They didn't breakup. The father and son parted ways but the company stayed in business run by the father.
Rodinia split apart due to the tectonic forces caused by mantle convection beneath the Earth's lithosphere. This led to the formation of rifts, which ultimately caused the breakup of Rodinia into smaller landmasses. This breakup eventually contributed to the formation of the modern continents.
Their busy schedules and the distance between them caused their breakup. In addition, the excessive female attention Zac received made Vanessa upset.
it would depend on what caused the breakup in the first place. Sometimes you have to review what went wrong in the relationship before you can attempt to pursue it again.
They'll take it out on everyone & everything.
They brokeup because Kate was mad that William "wasen't paying enough attention" to her.
Her grief may be caused by her personal life, her personal life may be caused by her grief. It's a horrible cycle, hard to break.
Without knowing the circumstance of what caused the breakup to begin with all that can be offered is that the happier you are the better chance you have in all relationships.
Unfortunetly not all of them. If both partners are willing to work out whatever caused them to break up in the first place, then maybe. But otherwise...probably not.