When my wife and I got married 17 years ago there could not have been more reasons that the marriage wouldn't last. I was an alcoholic, we had a blended family ages 12 13 14 15, she was diagnosed with a very serious cancer, radiation, chemo, multiple multiple hospital stays of 3 - 4 weeks, an absolutely pyscho ex, the death of my daughter are just some of the low points.
The odds were stacked against us But here we are still together. As my sponsor says, "It is none of my business what others think of me."
Married or not it is your commitment to each other that is what will determine your future