In Search of Love and the Ideal

A decision in regards to marriage is not something one takes lightly, which means that ultimately it should not be considered from one's own per­spective. Not only is the choice of an object partner too essential to be left to what one happens to feel for someone walking down the street, the ideal of love cannot be actualized when centered on oneself.

At what point has one fulfilled one's portion of responsibility and under what circumstances is one justified to end a relationship that was...