Well, Billy, that explains it right there: You need to get rid of your cable TV service and stop paying attention to that crap. Jeeze. :kiss: (I don't have cable TV, but it's mostly because I am a complete tightwad who also happens to not like to get sold a bill of goods, either. Or an electronic penis pump. Whatever....)
Yes, it is despicable what "Hollywood" (whoever that is) does to young people. Blegh.
Love and relationships do work, not always, but do you not have friends you have been friends with for all your life? (erm... I do... I assume other people do...) Why, then, would people automatically expect to not be able to be with a lover -- the right one -- for all their life, and to work together with that person to meet common goals?
And yes, you're right about the being alone thing, it should be nothing to be afraid of. Being a part of a couple is not the be-all and end-all of existence.
Edit: I don't know about being "excited" by the same person for 5, 10, 20, 50 years, maybe if someone is looking for the thrill of the chase it wears off, but that is not everything that defines a happy marriage. I don't know, everyone has their own definition. If the thrill of the chase is all you are looking for, then you probably shouldn't get married in the first place, I suppose.