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This reminds me of one of my very favorite essays of all time, "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person" by Alain de Botton from the School of Life. The title is so
by nhod 1y ago
This reminds me of one of my very favorite essays of all time, "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person" by Alain de Botton from the School of Life. The title is somewhat misleading, and I resisted reading it for a couple years as a result. It is exquisite writing — it couldn't be said with fewer words, and adding more wouldn't help either — and an extraordinary and ultimately hopeful meditation on love and marriage.
NYT Gift Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/opinion/sunday/why-you-will-marry-the-wrong-person.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Dk8.f_6x.IJA4YgqVt4gy&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/opinion/sunday/why-you-wi...
- tailspin2019 1y agoYou’re 100% right. That essay is superb and I’m glad I read it! Thanks for sharing the link.
- Nzen 1y agoAlain de Botton also published this in video form, seven years ago [0]. If you want the cliff's notes, his School of Life channel has a shorter version [1]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EvvPZFdjyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EvvPZFdjyk 22 minutes [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuKV2DI9-Jg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuKV2DI9-Jg 4 minutess
- didgetmaster 1y agoI agree. The title is wrong. It should be 'Why you are sure to think, whomever you marry, that they are the wrong person".