For Better, For Worse

Alright, let's say you met this guy and he was your everything, he treated you like a queen and spoiled you. He was there for you when things were looking up and when they were looking down. He fit in exceptionally well with your family and they loved him. You all decide to move in together and things between you two couldn't be better, suddenly things take a turn for the worse. He loses his job and is no longer able to spoil you the way he used to, his fancy car you just loved riding around in is repossessed, and you are barely able to keep lights on and water running. Would you stay with him? Is he still everything that you want in a man even though he is now flat broke?
On the flip side, guys, let's say you meet this gorgeous woman with long, beautiful hair. She's sweet, intelligent, ambitious, everything you want in a woman. You know right away she's your future "wifey". Your friends lover her, your family loves her, things couldn't be better in your relationship with her. You've never felt this good in your life. You buy a new house for you all to move into, you buy a ring to propose to her, then the bomb is dropped. She's diagnosed with cancer. She's in and out of the hospital, she loses all of her long, beautiful hair, and she loses a lot of weight so she no longer has that spectacular figure that helped attract you to her in the first place. Would you stay? Is she still everything you want in a woman although she's sick and as a result no longer looks the same? My point in writing this post is this, I hear people talking about how much they love this person or that person. How much they can't wait to marry them only to pick up and leave when times get rough. I challenge each of you to take a step back and think about these scenarios and the person you're with, would you stay with them if anything bad were to happen? Would you still love them the same? Please, please take the time to think about this before making the decision to get married.