I've gotta go with Suave on the definition of "foundation", but regarding the "circumstances surrounding getting together" my wife and I are another example of seemingly having the cards all stacked against us from the start:
- met on the internet (IRC to be precise)
- we were both in other relationships, and our respective partners dumped us (or cheated on us and got caught, depending on how you look at it) to get together with each other
- we only began talking in order to talk about that shared ugly experience, found we liked each other, fell in love, and the rest is history. Been an item for 6 years now, and today was our third wedding anniversary.
So no, I don't think rough beginnings necessarily doom a relationship to failure.
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