i'm not even going to talk about beauty standards and expectations and all that shit , but i genuinely believe life long relationship will no longer exist in western society because men and women are no longer complementary , we no longer need each other for anything , hence why casual sex is more common than actual relationships nowadays , add with that the fact that nowadays boredom and lack of excitement is enough for people to cheat and breakup with each other because of how accesible a new partner is and you get a recipe for disaster , i've accepted a while ago that a life long relationship is just impossible , i just enjoy my time with whatever girl i like atm without making myself vulnerable so that i'm not affected when she inevitably gets bored and wants something new