>Is it the feeling of hopelessness that envelops you when you realize you made a mistake and married someone who won't contribute to the partnership? Did you m

>Is it the feeling of hopelessness that envelops you when you realize you made a mistake and married someone who won't contribute to the partnership? Did you marry my ex? ;-D In all seriousness... I've been looking for the words to impart to my children someday about this. There is a beauty in persevering despite financial hardships, medical hardships, and even just the mundane drudgery of everyday life. I firmly believe that is the true basis of this word love, where mutual partnership is formed in soldering through it together. That said, these commitment vows and frankly, the likelihood of financial ruin in divorce, keeps people in relationships long past viability. It's no different than watching someone on life support, knowing they aren't coming back but yet no one willing to pull the plug. I think what the parent commenter was really saying is, many enter into marriage with a misguided belief that it is all good times and romance, without the faintest understanding of the undertaking.