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I am in a different position than you with a completely different experience. My wife and I started dating when she was 15 and I was 16. We've been together 40 years, married for 33.
There is no good way this relationship could end, so I wouldn't want to wonder how that might happen, but one thing I'm sure of is it is the last relationship I'll ever be in. If I was single tomorrow, I'd stay that way. I've had one relationship in my life, and by any measure it is a fantastic one. Nevertheless, it is real work, and I don't have another one in me. The thought of starting over at zero makes me weak.
I was talking to my wife about her serial monogamist Uncle, who changes wives more often than I change cars, and I was wondering how he could find the energy for all the work a relationship requires.
My wife pointed out that my premise was entirely wrong. He can find the energy because he doesn't contribute any effort. He finds a woman dumb or desperate enough to start a relationship with him, then when she gets sick of doing everything for him, he finds a new one. Easy peasy.