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I sometimes wonder if I was born in the wrong era or maybe I just don't understand love and relationships? When I say this I'm thinking about relationships of old - the kind that last 50-75 years. How were these young couples different than us today? Were and are their perceptions of a relationship different? Were they happy in their younger years and are they still happy? What's the difference that makes their relationships stand the test of time?

Many a couple I've come across were only acquainted a brief period of time before marriage ...... some a few short weeks ......... and here today many of us are well into middle age and still single .... with a few relationships under our belts. Are we too picky or so messed up that we can't sustain a relationship? Do we place too much emphasive on "feelings" instead of the commitment?

When I think of my relationship with my child - been a lot of moments of commitment rather than "happy love feelings".

Anyways - just seems to me that love was simpler then ........ sometimes I wish we could reverse time.