You're thinking of your wife Yeah, well, I was thinking that I still feel married I'm glad to hear it. I've known too many men who never quite felt married no matter how many wives they'd been through. Their own and otherwise
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker validates another man's ongoing feeling of marriage despite past changes.
- In plain terms
- It is good you still feel married unlike men who don't.
- What can you take from it?
- Feeling married matters more than legal status.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you feel married without a license?
- Is feeling married enough?
Another view
Legal marriage may not reflect emotional reality.
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