Have you been in a long term relationship? Are you currently in a long term relationship? How have you found your serious adult relationships? Rough patches are inevitable. How do you/did you determine a rough patch vs. better off letting go of a relationship?
Tell me your experiences.
I was in a long term relationship that ended in June last year, when I discovered my wife's infidelity. I think mostly people who "skip" from one relationship to another etc, or have affairs etc usually have deep seated issues.
Personally I think the benefits of putting in the work (and to me that's what's necessary) and being committed are worth the effort. But it takes balance, and honest communication. And old fashioned though it may sound, love.
It's up to everyone to decide for themselves. I would have been very unlikely to end my marriage, as for me once you commit, that's that. If I'm honest though, for the most part I'm now quite a lot happier, which at times has made me feel guilty.
Relationships are complex, I hadn't fully realised before this how much impact on children, their parents behaviors can have. Oddly I think my ex modelled or learned a lot of her behavior from her father's. I certainly hope our children don't follow suit, and copy her pattern of behavior.
I feel, I would be much more careful in future. I was young and one mistake has cost me more than 20 years. In hindsight all the warning signs were there.