Woman's Cause is Man's and Vice Versa

Does this Tennyson work strike anyone else as somewhat unrealistic? Yes, yes, women and men should always support one another in marriage, and yes, the marriage does get better with time. But where is the flip side of marriage represented in this work? Where is the mention of squables and then make-up sex? I think Tennyson's work is romantic, but the reality of marriage is even more romantic. When you have suffered through a tragedy, emotional and physical and you can look up and see your spouse there, aiding you, loving you, that is the true romance in marriage, rather than Tennyson's pretty, clean view of marriage.