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What does it mean?
Marriage is viewed as the end of romantic passion and love.
In plain terms
Love dies when couples get married.
What can you take from it?
Understand that institutional commitment may change romantic dynamics.

Where it applies

  • pre-marriage counseling
  • relationship analysis
  • societal critique

Putting it to work

  • prioritize romance within marriage
  • recognize relationship evolution

Questions to consider

  • Does commitment kill passion?
  • Can love survive institutionalization?

Another view

Many couples maintain deep love throughout marriage without it becoming a grave.

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