Your spouse is the one who'll sit beside you when your parents die, who'll hold your hand through childbirth, who might have to bathe you if you're ever too sick to stand. This isn't just about butterflies or date nights. It's about choosing someone who shows up in grief, in mess, in uncertainty. So no, I don't believe love alone is enough. Commitment, maturity, and the ability to endure life's ugly parts, that's what sustains a marriage.