Okay, so it's an exaggeration. But not much of one.
Overheard in the office this morning, a young lady who had just returned from her honeymoon:
"So, how is it?"
"It's great. You know, it isn't any different."
This is a sad, sad statement. Married life IS different, or at least it should be. And if it is not, it is not because our society has given us license so that it might not be so. What happened to the excitement of getting and being married? Is it any wonder that wedded bliss amongst those who live together before marriage is much more likely to come to an end through divorce?
Marriage is not a cornucopia of bliss, but neither is it "the same as it ever was." If the marriage is sacramental, the two become one and it is in that yoking that both strive to live the life God has envisioned for them.
Vaguely reminds me of a woman - an author/literary type - who was bent on finding out what was special about sex by having intercourse with thousands of men. Her conclusion was that there was nothing special about it. Tragic and sad.