It was phoney. If it had been true love, it would have lasted. Two out of three young marrieds will be divorced. Of those married now over half will probably be married more than twice. Half will get divorced.
All relationships have an expiration date.
The five out of 100 who stay together a lifetime are happy. But one or the other dies and one will be alone an average of 15 years, because all relationships have an expiration date. One of the three natural programming things we have is giving and getting affection. We all need relationships. The greatest joys and strengths of our lives come from relationships.