A friend of mine was always raving about what a great guy her BF was, how sweet he treated her, how handy he was around the house, etc. Right up until she broke up with him. Then all I heard about was how mean, abusive, dismissive, etc. he was. I actually asked her why she had always spoken so highly about him before and she said she was hoping that if she said it that it would come true. So yeah, even the couples that are together and outwardly appear to be perfect are often really broken and struggling.
Ha, wish my MLC W was friends with her, as she likes to compare our relationship to others' relationship on the surface, as if they're perfect.