You know, I wonder that too, and I wrote three articles on it exploring my thoughts recently.

And in most cases, it was justified. Like, for example, when I went from 57 down to 4, that was just off of a lack of like very fundamental aspects of compatibility.

With three of them, I could've done more. I could've overlooked somethings, but when I project forward and think, "this is the next 50 years of my life," it seems impossible to write off anything I see as a significant point of incompatibility.

Honestly, though, I think in the wake of this article, I've come to realize I'm wrong. Love isn't a checklist. It's just who you're happy around, and can stay happy around. I need to get better at remembering that.