Marriage and Vatican II

While reading this article about how the Vatican II depicts marriage I agreed and disagreed with some of the points. One of the points I came across is how marriage is vocation. I know that my catholic aunt has been single all her life and has never made the committment of marriage with anyone. She has dated people, but has never found the right person and she is now almost 50 years old. I believe that the Church needs to be more open to people who are single or newly divorced, such people like my aunt. She has been a devoted Catholic all her life and I don't think she has to marry in order to fulfill God's calling. I do agree when Pope Benedict XVI released the September title "The Church in the Middle East" stating that marriage is a "patient project of a lifetime". I believe that is takes a lot of patience and work in marriage to keep it strong and ongoing. Also, I agree with when they state that far too many people do not understand that marriage is a blessing and gift from God. Today it has become almost common for married people to divorce. I believe marriage is a life long committment, which I hope to make someday. Another aspect that I came across that I do not seem to agree with is that when they state the love of a husband and wife ought to "grow and ripen". I believe as time continues in a marriage the love you have for each other needs work and won't naturally just grow. Many married couples are even getting divorces after 5 or 10 years of marriage. After being with someone for that long, I don't understand how they could get a divorce, but this case has been coming up often. I know many of my friends parents who have been getting divorces after they have been together for as long as 20 years! In these cases I think their love for each other maybe dwindled away and did not grow.