What happened in between, the last part (seriously)

In order for a relationship between two people to survive, the key is for both of them to keep moving forward.

Life and history are full of little ironies. America's nationwide prohibition of alcohol ended because of a vote in Utah, best known for its population of teetotaling Mormons. The first and last men to die building the Hoover Dam were a father and son, exactly 13 years apart. Jesus of Nazareth, a peaceful man and carpenter, was nailed to a wooden instrument of torture and death. In 1854, the U.S. brought Japan out of isolation with a fleet of ships; 87 years later, the Japanese returned the favor. Henry Ford once proclaimed history was bunk, yet he is now inextricably part of it thanks to his advocacy of the assembly line and a livable wage. And my romance with the woman who said those words up above died in part because she was herself unable to move forward.