Love marriage doomed to fail?

My parents said the exact same thing when I married my partner. They kept showing me news clips of failed love marriages like it was a documentary series or something. I’ll admit, it got to me — I started doubting everything even though we’d been together 5 years & knew each other’s weird habits like the back of our hands. What helped was setting a rule: no family talk during weekend hangouts. We’d just cook, laugh, invite my mom over for chai, let her see how he treats me without making it a thing. She saw how he remembers her diabetes meds & how we argue about stupid stuff like whose turn it is to clean the bathroom but still make each other tea after. That did more than any argument. Also? We went to a couples counselor for 3 months just to learn how to talk better — not ‘cause we were broken, but ‘cause living together is hard. It’s not about love or arranged, it’s about whether you’re both willing to show up. My mom still says she wouldn’t have chosen him for me — but she’ll also tell you he’s a good man. That’s enough.