Reality: Old people. Married.
The oldest married couple in the UK have been together for 80 years! I think this is a great achievement. It shows that you can find someone to live forever with. Too often we get the notion in our heads that we have the right too choose what makes us happy. But with this notion we forget that sometimes if we are unhappy, there are ways to fix it. We'd rather escape than work on it. Anyway, I will leave you with his quote for a happy marriage from the f'ing article:
I like sherry at lunchtime and whisky at night.and
Yes, Ma'am