I know there are couples who grow apart. I know there are couples who are incompatible from the start and everyone around them sees the couple and their incompatibility.

However, I think I am one of the individuals who is in a marriage everyone thinks is lovely and ideal. Meanwhile, we are the complete opposite.

Our views on money, family, religion, politics, material items, etc. are completely opposite. The worst part of the marriage is our views on romance, intimacy, affection, and love.

In our relationship, I (M49) am the romantic, committed, and affectionate one. I am the one planning dates, making dinner, and planning surprising her with random gifts. In return, nothing.