Pololos y Pololas

Boyfriend and girlfriends are pololos y pololas en Chile (Novios y novias refer to a more serious relationship or engagement) So overnight, my roomate has a new "boyfriend," they met friday night and have spent every morning and evening together since then, it is now wednesday afternoon. He is a nice enough guy, but it is incredible the difference in dating here. There isn't the casual american attitude of, well let's see how things go and talk about our status later. It is basically all or nothing. This is such a foreign system to me and you would think that maybe it would require people to be a bit more committed, but the divorce rate in Chile is just as high as the divorce rate in the states...... So I guess I have to ask the infamous question... "Can two people really stay together forever and be happy?" By no means am I trying to be cynical or pessimistic, it's just realistically speaking, if people all over the world are experiencing similar results then it makes you wonder if it is really possible.......I guess the best thing that we can do is appreciate each relationship for what it is, try and learn from our mistakes, and love the one relationship that will always be there, the one with yourself.....