Relationships are like democracy or racism. There's no end goal. It's never over. It will never be "solved". It's something you have to continuously work on or

Relationships are like democracy or racism. There's no end goal. It's never over. It will never be "solved". It's something you have to continuously work on or else you will lose it. So thinking just because you have elections you've "solved" democracy is naive. You have to be vigilant in order to keep those elections. Thinking just because you've elected a leader or minority status that you've "solved" racism is naive. By not constantly reflection on your own thoughts and actions and being wary of the thoughts and actions of those around you, it is easy to let it creep back. And thinking just because you've gotten married that you've finalized a relationship is the most naive thing. If anything, it's a commitment to work more, not less at maintaining the relationship, because the consequences for breaking it are more.