My parents get into an argument at least ones a day, but I have never seen two people being more devoted to eachother; even after 42 years of being together.

Having disagreements out in the open doesn't necessarily mean that there is no respect or concensus at the end of the day.

Difficult issues will not go-away when you ignore them or limit yourself to being nice all the time.

That was a lesson well taught by my folks.

Wouter