Thanks for this overview. I agree with you, that they likely tried really hard to make it work. We don’t know where the glitch was, but it’s not for the public to know. We are observers… not the participants in their lives. I love how you found value in the lessons, even in the tumult of the divorce. I had one of those marriages where everyone thought we were the ideal couple. Then we lost a child, and to others it seemed as though we were doing so well after the tragedy. We made it look that way to keep our spirits up when we were with others. But our marriage didn’t make it, and we divorced 6 years later. People said, “But how could you? You were the ideal couple!” Even “ideal” is a myth when it comes to everyday life. You’re so right, relationships are hard, even when it appears to others that you have the ideal relationship. Thanks for a great article.