What Happened To Old Fashioned Love?

Unfortunately, it is because most couples expect the immature, emotional attraction they first felt for one another to carry their marriage forever.  In reality, however, they soon find that the "magic" is gone, and what is left are problems and children.  Modern men and women are frequently unaware that a good marriage, like any other worthwhile endeavor in life, requires knowledge and hard work.  They don't know that what our grandparent's generation really had was the character to stick it out through thick and thin.

What happened to old-fashioned love?  People have thrown it away or traded it for something new and valueless.  They have given up on developing  the oneness of marriage and have replaced it with the singleness of self-interest.  They have discarded commitment and made instant self-gratification the criteria for determining life's choices.