When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married.

William Shakespeare
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The idea of an unmarried person dying a bachelor is a common one, and it is also quite popular in the Western world. However, the idea that marriage will ensure a person’s death is a rather new one. Since the invention of guns, more people have been killed by their spouse than by a bullet. The saying about being married before death says that you can’t escape death, even when you are married.

Source: Much Ado About Nothing

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