I could not but help to truly feel sorry for the author. She and her husband have learned the hard way so to speak. I suspect brain chemistry is a little bit different for those of us who dated / courted in an “orthodox” way from the beginning. With a rock solid foundation perhaps we can better enjoy the fantastic highs, while remaining steadfastly committed through the subsequent lows and without being so emotionally fragile. Age old morality is after all based on thousands of years of experience. Trust what your grandmother said about dating and marriage. And as statistics on marriage success and happiness show, never ever live together before marriage.