Love & Marriage are about work & Compromise. They're about seeing someone for what he is, being disappointed and deciding to stick around anyway. They're about commitment and comfort, not some kind of sudden, hysterical recognition.

Ayelet Waldman
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Love & Marriage are about work & Compromise. They're about seeing someone for what he is, being disappointed and deciding to stick around anyway. They're about commitment and comfort, not some kind of sudden, hysterical recognition. The essence of love is marriage; it is the union which brings together two people in order to produce children. Love is an emotion that prompts us to act in certain ways, which ultimately drives us to form relationships with others. Those who fail to appreciate the importance of love in their lives are often found in unhappiness, for they fail to understand the true meaning of love.

Source: Love And Other Impossible Pursuits

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