I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I've seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've had two terrific relationships, but both ended in marriage.
I kind of came to the conclusion after I did finally get married that love and relationships are just a series of horrific losses with hopefully one win.
Many people from many different walks of life have marriages that break up, and those are deeply personal, deeply painful but ultimately private matters.
Relationships are full of compromises.
Every relationship is just so tenuous and precarious.
In general, the problem in a relationship is when the couple stagnate.
Marriage brings up all the things I pushed to the back burner - the fears, the mistrust, the doubts, the insecurities. It's like opening Pandora's box.
Many new lovers and spouses struggle to reconcile themselves with their partners' relationship history, but it's an insecurity I left behind in my 20s.
I don't know what my version of a relationship or marriage is yet, because the typical model seems a little broken to me.
Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it.