Do not let your bachelor ways crystallize so that you can't soften them when you come to have a wife and a family of your own.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Avoid becoming set in your independent habits so you can adapt to married life and family responsibilities.
- In plain terms
- Keep your bachelor habits flexible so you can change them for your family.
- What can you take from it?
- Stay adaptable to your personal habits for future relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What habits might hinder my future relationships?
- How can I prepare for life changes?
Another view
Some habits are core to identity and cannot easily be changed.
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