I sometimes think about how other people have less happy relationships than mine, and that makes me sad for them
this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2025
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The main problem is that making a happy marriage stay happy takes a lot of daily work. Thankfully my parents showed me how to do that, and more importantly my dad showed me how to make it fun.
Your dad sounds wise. Knowledge like that still isn't widespread, and back then even less so. There are no role models teaching/showing/demonstrating this in real life or in media that I have come across.
A lot of couples stop dating after they get married, it seems they just want to go through a checklist