[wideawake]

Marriage has ruined a lot of perfectly good relationships.

A better description might be that marriage has exposed many, many superficial, shallow relationships for the sordid reality of what they actually were in the first place.

[L98Fiero]

"A better description might be that marriage has exposed many, many superficial, shallow relationships for the sordid reality of what they actually were in the first place."

That sounds about right.

[Albion Wilde]

"Marriage has ruined a lot of perfectly good relationships..." A better description might be that marriage has exposed many, many superficial, shallow relationships for the sordid reality of what they actually were in the first place.

Nice one! Too true!