I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's not because of some philosophical ideal at all, no.

Ewan McGregor
About This Quote

The quote “I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's not because of some philosophical ideal at all, no,” is a summation of the life experiences of the author. We all have those experiences that shape who we are as people as well as what we do as a person.

In this particular case, the author has been married since he was 18 years old and had a child right around the time that he graduated from college. He then went to law school and became a lawyer. The quote is a testament to how marriage and children can come about without a romantic ideal.

Instead, they come about out of practicality and necessity.

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