I appreciate Steve's optimistic outlook on such events, and that is probably the right way we shoul regard them.
Human emotions are often quite complicated. I can understand the feelings that shannon speaks of but when we say God we may be talking about two different things from two different people. In the same way when we talk about relationships we are talking about the views of two different people. Many things happen to these people and there views change. Relationships are fluid not static. What we had once is often very different now. But we must remember it is all good. We get this view in retrospect. When we are in the process it is often difficult for our feelings which may be out of place with current circumstances. It's just quite a lesson... these experiences we have with others.