If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Marriage requires giving up the attention of many people for the focus of one person.
- In plain terms
- Marriage means choosing one person over everyone else.
- What can you take from it?
- Marriage demands exclusive commitment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you give up for love?
- Is exclusivity a sacrifice?
Another view
It frames marriage as a loss rather than a gain.
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