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Over time, one partner may stand still, accelerate his pace, or take a fork in the road. Instead of travelling together, the two partners are now walking alone.
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Granted. And this wouldn't be cause for consternation, pain, anguish, depression, despair and/or anger on the part of one or both for what reason again?
One or both partners are saying, "One of us must leave, we don't get along anymore to such an extent that we have to end the marriage; forget trying to tough it out, forget trying to get therapy, forget making compromises, forget the marriage vows, forget the property we share, it meant nothing to begin with, I don't want to be with you anymore! But lets just be buddies, OK?
I mean this isn't high school dating here. Yes you can say in hindsight that you just weren't meant to be together, a bad match, bad chemistry, etc. Having just gone to all the trouble, money, social acknowledgment, of getting married, and having it fail publicly, why wouldn't one just try harder to make the marriage work instead of breaking up and then pretending to be friends?
Sorry but I still don't get it. A little naive maybe, lol.