I thought I would marry my boyfriend and grow old and sick of him. I thought I would keep my friends, and we'd make different, new memories. None of that happened. Better things happened. Then why am I so sad?

Lena Dunham
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It is no secret that most people who marry fall in love with their partners. What is less known is the fact that people who marry tend to eventually grow tired of each other. As love fades, so do the memories of love. There comes a time when you simply stop loving your partner.

You stop trusting them and their words. You stop believing in their potential and trying to help them become who you once hoped they would be.

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