what people call "love" ....ends

Monday morning.. the start of a new day.. and the start of a new week. Do you ever wonder at the beginning of the week.. just what the week has in store for you?  Lately I have been dreading even waking up each day.. and for the next two weeks.. without the students present.. and no overtime.. I sort of dread having to deal with life here at home.  I am going to continue to hang out where I live.. in my room... knowing that my spouse will do her thing.. and I'll do mine... as usual. I wish she could find someone special.. someone that she can communicate with and that will treat her properly.. someone that loves her as a woman.. and not as a sister-figure. She is inviting her nephew to live with us for a week or so.. he moved up from Louisiana.. and doesn't have a job yet.  I don't care if they are here or not.. as long as I don't have to leave my "dungeon".  Sometimes I feel like the old troll that is locked away in the dungeon of a castle.. I never get out.. I don't have anyone to do anything with... because we are so secluded.  I can't spend 2 hours each day going to the nearest decently sized city with no plans... so.. I remain here.. waiting.. not sure for what... I did run into an old work buddy of mine.. he is currently 2 1/2 hours from me.. so that's a 5 hour round trip.. that's doable.. very much so.. he logged into my game recently.. and chatted with me there. He's thinking of transferring.. which will put him another hour away.. so 7 hours isn't quite as convenient.. but we might get together every once in awhile.  He told me he was getting married in Sept. of next year.. I hope he defies the odds and has a happy marriage. I see so many marriages where the spouses are so unhappy... it's given me the outlook that most people have just settled.. they find someone that makes them happy.. temporarily.. and then make a commitment. ..then the happiness fades.. and what's left.. friendship?  ..in some cases, yes.. but in others.. people just grow apart.. and can't maintain a healthy relationship.  That's what seems to happen with my relationships.. just some more quickly than others.. I still have the same outlook on relationships as I always have... Marriage licenses should be like any other licenses.. you have to renew them every.. 5 or 10 years.. if both parties are in agreement. If not.. people go their separate ways.. and all is well.. at least that way.. everyone would start planning a "safety net" as they approached their renewal date.  Some people would argue that marriage should be based on love.. and love is "never ending"  ...look around.. that doesn't happen anymore.. at least with most people.. and those few that make it through the hard times.. and still feel the emotion in their marriage.. it wouldn't be that much trouble to keep renewing.. but for the most of us.. if everyone is realistic.. what people call "love" ...ends.