Why is it that married people always say "Come in" when everything they do says "Get out"? They talk about their miseries and then ask you why you're unmarried.

Malcolm Bradbury
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Author unknown, who said this, was talking about how married people are always complaining about their poor marriages. They are always talking about their previous relationships and how they weren't happy with them. It makes you wonder what they were thinking when they got married in the first place.

Source: The History Man

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