onlymorelove

I agree that they wouldn't have a smooth time of it, and there would have to be compromise between them in order for a romantic relationship to work. People change each other, too, after being together a while--sometimes in ways neither party could ever have predicted... But I think you're right that she wouldn't be happy with "the conventional life of husband and wife, kids, the dog and the pitched fence." Which doesn't mean that she couldn't be happy with something slightly different than what she believes she wants right now.