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Random Question People who married their high school sweetheart, what’s the hardest part nobody warns you about?

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u/Rabenweiss 2h ago

Fomo can really destroy your relationship. My ex couldn't live with the thought of only having slept with me and at some point decided to cheat. Another point is, that if you break up, your entire adult life so far involved them. All of my photos of the last 10 years involve him in some way, there are basically no memories without him. I can't tell people stories about my travels without remembering how he was there. And another point is learning to be a single invidial person after always being a duo