>>Marriage is a weird institution. Few of us wind up with the person we thought we were marrying or the person we hoped they would turn into. The whole idea of being monogamously with someone for decades, till death do us part, seems to me contrary to human nature.
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>>I know about three happily married couples. My hat is off to them.
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>I agree with you. I ASSUMED we would be married forever. But I have now learned that "forever" isn't always possible. People change .. that's just life. Sometimes we grow together and sometimes we grow apart. That's not saying anything good or bad about the two people .. it's just a fact. In situations where you no longer have the same likes, dislikes, and goals in life .. you have to just accept it and move on and maybe you'll get lucky and find someone that shares your current likes, dislikes, and goals.

That's where compromise has to be a part of the whole.

It's the main reason why I've never been married. I've always seen myself as too selfish to be able to compromise on how I want to live my life and spend my time. Knowing that compromise has to be a major component of any successful marriage is what has kept me from going that route.