Whether a relationship lives or dies largely depends on the individuals involved. What is seen to be an insurmountable relationship killer by one person will just be a minor challenge to another.
Take infidelity for example, some relationships survive and even thrive by acknowledging either one or even both partners will seek sexual fulfilment, in part, outside the marriage but as a whole fidelity is paramount for a healthy marriage.
I was listening to the radio the other day when a girl stated that whether her marriage went ahead or not depended on how accurately her fiance could answer questions about her. I dont know about you but if I had expected my partner to know all my likes and dislikes before we got married our relationship would have been dead in the water. As it is we wouldnt have been without each other for the past 20 years.
Marriages have even broken up over one of the partners forgetting a birthday or an anniversary. I must confess that I dont really want to be reminded of how quickly the years are passing me by and Im equally prone to over looking special dates as my partner. What is more important to me is how we relate to each other...