When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.

Helen Rowland
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When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.” This line embodies the idea that relationships are always changing and that no matter what, they always involve giving up something in order to gain something else. The attention of many men is given over to the attentions of one. A married woman gains all this attention (and hopefully more) in exchange for losing her attention to other men. This is why most girls marry young; they want to gain the attention of many men before losing it all to one.

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