Some women are married to losers. I guess I just got lucky when I met Steve, I just got lucky. I see some of these women with their husbands in the grocery store and I have to laugh. I mean, imagine choosing him over living in a 150-home gated community. I just have to laugh.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker laughs at women who marry 'losers', feeling lucky to have found a better partner.
- In plain terms
- He finds humor in his own good fortune compared to others.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the tendency to judge others' relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we often rank others' partners against our own?
Another view
It dismisses others' happiness and can be condescending.
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