First of all, you have to marry the right person. If you marry the wrong person for the wrong reasons, then no matter how hard you work, it's never going to work, because then you have to completely change yourself, completely change them, completely- by that time, you're both dead. So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bancroft emphasized marrying the right person for the right reasons.
- In plain terms
- Marriage needs the right partner and reasons to work.
- What can you take from it?
- Choose partners wisely to avoid future regret.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do you choose partners?
- What matters most in marriage?
Another view
It oversimplifies the complexities of long-term relationships.
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