re: At what point is the marriage not worth it

I grew up in a divorced household and the only way I could ever see myself getting divorced is if my wife just didn't love me anymore (or loved someone else). I am not 100% certain that her cheating on me would completely seal the deal but I'm fairly certain I would't be able to look past that either. IMO, it's hard to know how you'll react to something in your relationship until it actually happens (infidelity, death to someone close, etc).

IMO one of the the hardest things things about marriage is falling in love with your spouse over and over again and trying to make them fall in love with you. It's something I want to do every day and some days I'm better at it than others but the look over life ending love from her eyes is something I don't want to just be a memory from when we got married 13 years ago,

Most people go through their marriages focusing on their own feelings. And when hard times present themselves in the marriage, that focus on inner feelings is intensified and the quest to make yourself happier picks up steam.

Its at this point that most couples become emotionally separated. The only true way to stay connected, especially through rough times, is to focus on the needs and feelings of the other person in the marriage. Extend mercy and servitude without any strings attached. And not for just one day or week. For the life of the marriage. A commitment like this from both of you (which is actually the commitment made at the altar), will lead to a happy marriage.

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All involved have a right to be happy

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Who said you have a right to be happy? I don't remember that in the vows or the constitution.

The simple and easy answer is when you aren't happy. When being married becomes the thing that is keeping you from happiness then it should be over.

There is absolutely no reason to be a miserable married person.
If marriage is the thing that prevents you from taking any joy out of life, then stop wasting time and end it.

Sure, there's the initial pain, but it pales in comparison to living a whole life of misery...every day having the joy sucked out of you, one piece at a time.

Hope this helps.

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Neither of us are the sane person we were 25 years ago

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This is probably just a Freudian slip...maybe.

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Seems like a lot of my buddies have picked the "frick it" approach

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Signs that your friends haven't grown up. It's most likely their fault too

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Mine has been on the rocks before, but I'm thankful for a wife who refuses to give up on me

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This

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The "frick it" approach is just lazy selfishness. Marriage is hard work.

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I don't know what that means.

Is marriage like Hulk Hogans where you say your prayers, eat you vitamins, never give up and eventually you will over come all odds?

Is there a breaking point or line before it's okay to say " frick it"? What if a dumb arse gets married too you no and it's clearly the wrong person? Is it okay then?

Not saying your original point is incorrect, but it is too broad.

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Your point is good for the short term events like a funeral or college, where unhappiness is certain but temporary. But marriage and job are long term commitments, and whether we acknowledge it or not, when we make those commitments, we are expecting a similar commitment in return to give us more happiness than unhappiness. Once this ratio of happiness to unhappiness falls below our threshold for an extended period of time, it is the same as if that implied commitment has been broken and a person should be able to choose to honor their side or not guilt free.

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Ah the deserved happiness argument is a load of shite.

A deal breaker for me would be infidelity, or her becoming morbidly obese.