Yeah, well, romance novels and movies have totally distorted what marriage is like. It ain't all wine and roses, but without the tough times, you wouldn't really appreciate the good times! Thankfully we've had 30 years that have only had a few little rough spots, but as I said before, we knew that neither of us was going anywhere! SirKit's Mom used to joke that she and his Dad made a pact a long time ago that the first one to leave had to take all the kids. Needless to say, they stuck it out, and had almost 60 years together, again, with some rough spots, but mostly good.
Both my parents always said there were times when they might have acted far different if they hadn't know they were "stuck" with one another. ;-) As it was, they worked through problems, and got closer as a result.