" The only way to maintain a happy relationship is to smooth out the bumps as you go. You can’t wait until you fall into a hole you dug for yourself to decide maybe you ought to devote more time to your relationship. Usually, by that point, you might as well stay in the hole. There won’t be anyone above you ready to give you a hand up. They’ll already be gone. "

― Hailey Edwards , Pack of Lies (The Potentate of Atlanta, #2)