Then you get upset again and create even more distance. As time goes on, the distance grows and the love gets buried, distance by distance. Eventually, there is so much distance in your relationship that you feel uncomfortable. It looks like you just don't love the person anymore, but the love that was present at the height of your relationship is still there. As this distance grows, you become defensive, critical and quick to anger.
Upsets become more frequent and more severe.
You create more and more distance. Soon the relationship that began as a dream turns into a nightmare. This is the course of most relationships. They start out great and then go downhill. Then we get a new relationship and start the process all over again.