Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People often desire what they cannot have and reject what is readily available.
- In plain terms
- We want what is out of reach and ignore what we have.
- What can you take from it?
- Desire is often directed at the unavailable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do you want what you can't have?
- Are you ignoring available options?
Another view
Sometimes unavailable things are genuinely better.
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