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title: "The love is gone. Where did it go?-River City Counseling"
description: "We all have (unrealistic) visions of what marriage is like and how easy it is to have a happy and healthy relationship that lasts a lifetime.  I guess some couples luck their way into a fantasy..."
url: https://rivercitycounseling.com/2014/04/18/love-gone-where-did-goriver-city-counseling/
date: 2014-04-18
modified: 2014-04-18
author: "steved"
categories: ["Communication Difficulties", "Life Balance", "Life Transitions", "Men's Issues", "Parenting", "Parenting Issues", "Personal Growth", "Relationship Issues", "Self-esteem", "Spirituality", "Women's Issues"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# The love is gone. Where did it go?-River City Counseling

We all have (unrealistic) visions of what marriage is like and how easy it is to have a happy and healthy relationship that lasts a lifetime.  I guess some couples luck their way into a fantasy marriage  For the rest of us, marriage is a joyful challenge.  The following is a blog post from Glennon Melton of Momastery.  It’s a reality-based look at how damaging the messages we get about how marriage are.  She talks about real-life challenges couples face and the way to create the loving marriage we all want and deserve.  A must read for all couples!

[http://shar.es/ThFuE](http://t.co/TKIGPEtGAH)/