my skills don't have to be unique, they just have to be rare enough that hard work can carry me the rest of the way. I have never been afraid of hard work
Never explain. Never complain. Tomorrow? is another day. Each day is a monte carlo experiment.
But hang on. Did any "development" take place ? Mightn't the project have been, like, going backwards in top gear ?
Many, many, many, many, many interfaith couples have made their relationships work in spite of the obstacles of difficult family members and cultural differences.