Love Isn’t What Keeps a Marriage Alive After Year 5

Love Isn’t What Keeps a Marriage Alive After Year 5

My wife and I hit our first real wall early. Somewhere between the years 3 and 5 was the period when the novelty wore off, routines were set, some financial pressure (and kids, I imagine, for others) all came into the picture. It was when we saw the full, unfiltered versions of each other. We don’t normally hear all the above much. What we do hear is a lot of talk about love like it is some kind of unstoppable power source. Like, once you have e…