Re: Atticus M/Cris M
A few. Michael C. Will R. Cisco D. Not surprising, since the Capital's close.
Don't have practical experience in kids or girlfriends, but Nietzsche had opinions: "It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." Anaïs Nin too: "Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings."
I prefer A.A. Milne: "Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." Not specifically about relationships, but maybe more important.