It's not a failure if a marriage or partnership ends after a certain number of years. I think, in general, we expect too much of partners. We can't fulfil a person's every single need and, after ten years or so, many relationships wear out. If we were more philosophical about it, we wouldn't try to blame the other person or be bitter. Deborah Moggach
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  1. Everything will be alright in the end so if it is not alright it is not the end.
  2. The only real failure is the failure to try, and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment.
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