Courtship is the time for sowing those seeds which will grow up ten years into domestic hatred.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Courtship behaviors can plant seeds of future conflict if not aligned with long-term reality. Romance may mask incompatibilities.
- In plain terms
- What you hide now can cause hate later.
- What can you take from it?
- Be honest early to avoid future hate.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What seeds are you sowing?
- How honest are you?
Another view
Not all romance leads to hatred.
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