I hate to look back and feel I would've been better off with an 'ex' I refused to give a second chance. I've let wonderful people slip through my hands; good relationship and friendship break-up because of an error or offences and now I wished I swallowed my pride in the past. I was also at fault a few times, but my ego stepped in and helped sully a good union.
It's not healthy to be with someone (marriage/relationship) but wishing you were with another; or to think your impression about your spouse at the outset is different from current reality; or worse, that your spouse may have hidden his/her true personality just to drag you into commitment. I've seen marriages/relationships breakup and one partner saying "I don't know what it is, but it doesn't feel good anymore."
Sadly, many have been in and out of relationships because of a reoccurring mistake, or simply bumping into persons with same personality traits they try to avoid. Often when they're tired of running, they become verbal proponents of the famous mantra; "all men/women are the same" and then settle for what the next available person.
This book is inspired by stories from very 'unlikely' couples with flaws, made terrible mistakes, against all odds and expert opinions are very much Still Together In Love. We follow them, interviewed them and asked them to 'teach' us. I belong to one of the best marriage/relationship counseling team in the city, and what we learnt from one of the couples clarified the enigma that's hung over us in a while. They shared a few principles on how they're still in love years later, and one of the principles trumps them all
If adopted, it'll certainly help to prevent any bad surprises and also help in resolving any issues that could potentially rupture your marriage/relationship.