Love and Life

I have heard it said all throughout school,
news, even animal programs that we are a species that mate for life.
One of few actually. However, I know very few peoplw who do just this.
Think about it, how many people do we date before tying that monumental knot?
Why are divorce rates so high?
Why are we still attracted to other people even if we do
love the one we are with? If we are supposed to be monogomous,
why do the feelings we feel in the beginning of a relationship die?
Why are we never really happy (at least as much as in the beginning)
once we settle into a routine, and get comfortable. We look for that "special someone"
only to find that once true colors, which we encourage showing, are out, we think,
"i could have this with just about anyone". You realize, it never stays the same,
you get bogged down in rent, lights, kids, groceries, bath time, bed time,
no time for one another. Eventually we are two seperates again, lighting that unity candle
was supposed to be uniting two lives,
but you just end up two different people in the same rut.
It's only natural for us to look to satisfy our needs,
if they're not being met at home, we're inevitably going to get them met elsewhere.
Knowing this, it still hurts though. Betrayal of the trust,
even if you have done some betraying yourself, still hurts like no other pain on earth.
So why do we strive to be monogomous? Why do we look for "the one"?
Why do we love movies where love prevails and triumphs all?
We're just going to get tired of it anyway...