Not all marriages deserve to be saved, and I'd argue that divorce has redeemed more human spirits than it has doomed. Now, though, a Michigan legislator has introduced a bill that would make divorce more difficult. One person's disinterest or lonliness would become insufficient to justify a divorce. These moms and dads become role models for bitterness, resignation or both. No wonder commitment gets a bad rap, promising dullness and ache.
Chances are slim.
That love, they're sure, will vaccinate their marriage against unhappiness or peril. I remember believing that about my own marriage, too. Thank God we were at least unafraid of talk. Premarital counseling can't hurt, but it won't train couples for marriage's surprises any more than a flight attendant's routine safety speech will prepare passengers for terror in the air. You gotta live it to know it.