Marriage
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The Awful Nearness of Marriage
“Marriage is so unlike anything else. There is something even awful in the nearness it brings.” These words are from Dorothea Brooke, the protagonist of Middlemarch, and I agree with her. Marriage is like nothing else. It will either make you or break you. There’s not much room in between. Why do we enter into…
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Is Family Life at Odds with a Philosophical Life?
Most of the household names in Western philosophy weren’t married. Is a contemplative life more important than family life, or is this a false choice?
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The Thorny Balance Between Love and Freedom
Freedom and committed love are two things most of us want and need. Can we find a balance to achieve both?
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Alone Together: The Truth About Lasting Love
Lasting love requires a shared foundation, but it requires something else just as important that almost no one talks about.
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Charles Darwin and the Pros and Cons of Marriage
Charles Darwin, the father of evolutionary theory, wrote in his notebook some timeless insights about the pros and cons of marriage.
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The Truth About Soulmates
Since time immemorial people have believed in the idea of finding their other half, but the truth about soulmates is a bit more complex.
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4 Reasons to Not Get Married
While no one can tell you who to marry (or whether to get married at all), here are four good reasons why you _shouldn’t_ get married.
