//for the bold part//I'll remain happily "single", thank you.
I just don't think that a "relationship" should take all that much work. The ones I do have, do not. Probably because they involve people I have plenty in common with.
I think the main issue in romantic relationships is that people automatically have some mold they expect their significant other to fill. Often developed from early childhood! Oh where, oh where is my knight in shining armor! Oh where, oh where is my runway model that also just happens to cook and clean? Simply not realistic from the get-go. LOL
It isn't 9 to 5 "God, I'm glad I can clock out now" work. It's taking the time to think of the other person before you act work. Eventually, it becomes second nature. If it truly "feels" like work then something is wrong.
//for the underlined part//
I once heard someone say that what men wanted in a woman was simple... a porn star in the bed and June Cleaver the moment her feet hit the floor.