Consequently, I think many people who do not respect the Covenant of marriage as God defines it are left with unrealistic hopes and misconceived notions of what marriage is in reality.
In short: They set themselves up to be continually dissapointed by using the media as a measure of what should constitute a "marriage" This dissapointment leads to marital failure.
Here is where we have to disagree. I'm an agnostic on a good day, and after celebrating our 11th anniversery the 29th of last month, we're working on 12 years of marriage.
Okay, well regardless I hope we can agree about the unrealistic expectations people may have when measuring marriage in reality against what is portrayed in the media. (and when you start talking about single parent homes you toss out another standard right there..)
PS: Congratulations on your marriage. May it last till death do you part.