I think ppl truly underestimate how hard it is for two human beings, to do LIFE together. The amount of effort, compromise, understanding, trust, loyalty, honesty, resilience, love, care etc, etc, that it takes. You have to CHOOSE that person every single day.
Millennials living through 2 economic recessions, 9/11, a global pandemic, 8 stock market crashes, jobs replaced by AI, and possibly WW3 before hitting 43