[o_____________o]

Agree, this is the wisdom I wish someone drilled into me when I was young and lusty. We got indoctrinated early into romanticism by every song and Disney cartoon. It's myopic. Ain't no r&b ballads about marriage doldrums.

[busterarm]

I don't know. I pretty much agree with the author on all points after my bad experiences (luckily without being in a marriage)... ...but I've hardly found anyone who entertains a similar point of view. It gets lonely, but honestly that's fine.

[o_____________o]

Entertains the point of view/s in the article?

[jkestner]

Makes me wonder if fans of Fountains of Wayne statistically have better marriages.