Is marriage really meant to be forever?
/What things in life are a bigger deal than marriage? Who will we spend our life with? Who will we share our most intimate moments with? We take that excitement of falling in love and courting into our journey of life with our best friend and partner “through good times and bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, all the days of our lives.” Few would argue with that vow and commitment on the day of their wedding, but many feel differently after the feelings of discontentment, boredom, or even animosity begin to seep in to the relationship. We “fall” out of love, we split up, we deserve to be happy, we look for another to marry and start a new life with together. As we made that first commitment or vow to each other for life, the question is if that vow was intended to be real or just a romantic notion? Was marriage intended to be forever, even if the feelings of love wear off or things become challenging?
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