I understand that you are still grieving. But we will always be grieving.
Nothing is forever...nothing lasts.
Things change, and not always for the better.
I don't think unhappiness is fated.
You'll know if he loves you by how long he's willing to fight.
After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours.