There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Eastwood jokes about the mystery of a happy marriage and his own status.
- In plain terms
- He does not know how to have a happy marriage so he is not married.
- What can you take from it?
- Marriage success is hard to define or achieve.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a marriage happy?
- Is marriage necessary?
Another view
The comment dismisses the effort some put into marriage.
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