Social statistics knows a lot. It knows how many couples get married at the altar every year, and how many of them have kids. It knows how many marriages fall apart, and how many times single parents try to start life anew. Social statistics knows a lot of cold numbers behind which human destinies stand.
What it definitely doesn't know is how many marriages are actually happy, and in general, the very concept of marital happiness seems very vague and unique for each person, even in one couple. Well, our selection of stories today is actually related to the topic of happiness in marriage.
There's no pressure to marry. If you've been with a woman for 4+ years and she's good enough to make you a sandwich, wash your underwear and give you a bj, but not good enough to marry her - just leave.