brokenness

Some old friends got married a few years back and are now separated.  He's in a new relationship, she's going out of the country.  While I only know what I know via Facebook, it breaks my heart.

When two people vow to be together forever, doesn't that mean forever?  Couples are so in love when they get married, and then what happens?  The difficulties of everyday life set in and they decide they would rather do it all without the support of the other?  Or maybe that somebody else can fulfill the role that you imagined the first person could until they failed at filling the idealized role of  the "perfect" spouse?  It just seems so wrong.  So sad.

This is not what we were created for.  This is not what we make covenants for.
Broken people mean broken relationships, I suppose.