Anecdotally, I'm pretty happy in my marriage. There are hard times, as there are with anything, but overall I'm glad I married my wife and she's glad she marri

Anecdotally, I'm pretty happy in my marriage. There are hard times, as there are with anything, but overall I'm glad I married my wife and she's glad she married me. We enjoy each other's company and have a relationship that is built on trust, compassion, and commitment. We are far from miserable. I think it's interesting that commitment to children is honorable but commitment to spouse is not. My oldest son, due to selfish life choices, has caused me far more misery than my wife ever has. I still love him, and want good things for him, but my life is now very separate from his. And, perhaps, that's how it should be for children. It's expected that they grow up and leave the nest. But my wife is the one I made a life long commitment to. That seems like the higher priority to me. FWIW, I'm not advocating staying in a miserable marriage. I'm advocating for, having already committed to staying in the marriage (when you took your vows) do everything possible to have a robust and joy-filled marriage.