[Quester]

But that love is also quite nicely summarized during the wedding ceremony with the simple phrase ... "I do."

The love may be summarized by this proclamation, but it by no means defines it. Plenty of people say "I do" and yet get divorced. True love is more than a simple proclamation or a feeling.

I think that you would agree that the vows taken in the wedding ceremony represent a statement of commitment, ... rather than feeling.

Those that are fainthful to that statement of commitment ... will see their marriages through.

[mike182d]

Those that are fainthful to that statement of commitment ... will see their marriages through.

Yes, but it is not the mere words or proclamation of that commitment that makes it so - it is the continual work the couple puts into their marriage that makes it last. Saying you'll promise to be with someone for the rest of their life is quite a different thing than actually spending the rest of your life with someone. It is a great deal of work and it is that work that defines the love, not mere words.