To those that think Steve/Erin/the marriage have failed:
Why is an ending marriage a failed marriage? Even if there's been love and commitment for many years, and the two people have done everything they could want to do together. If the marriage has worked perfectly up until now and two people choose to end the marriage amicably, how is that a failure? Perhaps you see marriage as supposed to last forever, and the failure is just the actual reality of marriage(an agreement between two people) doesn't live up to your desired reality(marriage is forever).
If someone quits their job to go to a better job, where they can better serve themselves and all of humanity, is that a failed job? If they quit doing a hobby because it no longer interests them because they find something else more exciting and fun, is that a failed hobby? If someone quits an exercise routine because they've found one that works better, is that a failed exercise routine?
The purpose of things in life is not to last forever. That just creates stasis, and stagnancy. How can there be growth is nothing changes, nothing improves?
Who says 'failure' is so bad, it leads to change and growth.
