People generally do not change, it is our inability to see the real person that changes. There is a reason for saying "love is blind".
I guess we all want it to work and dismiss all the flaws that later become so visible and in the end make people go their separate ways.
True, but that 's not the point. If ppl would approach marriage more seriously and with (oh, my!) "responsibility" I'm quite sure the divorce rate would drop significantly.
Uhm, recognizably modern humans appeared about 100,000 years ago. Truly modern man has been around only 10,000 years. 50 million years, LOL.
LOL, I agree with everything you've said ... and the thing is, we can't stop it. We can only be aware of when it is happening and try to cotrol it (try being the operative word here).
Funny but sad. I strongly disagree, a crazy wife is much worse than being broke. Your money won't matter when you're driven to the brink of suicide by the bitch.
Why not take it a step further and don't even get married until you're sure about these things? And, make sure that the two of you agree on if you'll have kids, how many, where you'll live, make sure your careers are somewhat compatible, etc. I'm always amazed at people who find all these problems *after* they're married.
My paternal grandparents were married for 50 years. My parents were married for 16 years. I managed to stay married for 2 years.