Through all this ordeal his root horror had been isolation, and there are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally. It may be conceded to the mathematicians that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one. That is why, in spite of a hundred disadvantages, the world will always return to monogamy. G.k. Chesterton
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If you are in a relationship with someone you love, you should be content being with them. There are so many things that can go wrong when two people are involved in a relationship, but when there is only one, there's nothing to worry about. The only thing that hurts when you're in a relationship is being alone. If there was no one else to rely on, then you would have to depend on yourself because you won't have any help from anyone else. Anyone can provide you shelter and food, but it's hard to do that when you're alone.

Source: The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

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