Hey! My marriage is great. 10 years of wedded bliss to my best friend. He is 10 years older than me as well. What a great guy. Damn, did I get lucky or what! Believe in it. It does happen.

Hey, keymar. That's great! Encouraging news. We need to hear that sort of thing more often here.

I agree with kevmar. I have been in a great marriage for 4 years this Thursday. I am married to a great guy who loves me for me. Definitely believe in it. It takes work but it does happen.

I didn't really like coming here before because it made me feel like marraige life and all relationships for that matter become more heartbreaking and head aching rather than blissful as time passes. It makes me scared for the day I get married. But really, those happy couples are out there...like you said...they just don't need to come here. Some do anyway. Whatever ;)

Marriage is what you make of it. If you're not commited to preserving it, it'll falter and die. It's constant work, but it's worth it!!! My marriage isn't perfect, no marriage is, but we work at keeping things together and that's the main thing. A house divided will certainly fall. ;)

There *is* a happy medium, which is what married (or committed) folks that are in good relationships hope to show when they come here. Others might benefit from our thoughts/experiences. You never know when someone will show up that has an in-depth understanding of what you're going through and their advice could really help you.

Ack!! Don't give up!! It can happen and it might! Just need to find the right person...

Indeed. And I think the right person for me is someone sweet and, not to put too fine a point on it, simple...not stupid, but simple. Knows what love is.