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Alain de Botton — The True Hard Work of Love and Relationships

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Marriage Ends Up as a Hopeful, Generous, Infinitely Kind Gambol

I want to read your this definition of marriage that you you've written in a few places. I think it's wonderful. And just talk about this, marriage ends up as a hopeful, generous, infinitely kind gambol taken by two people who don't know yet who they are. Well, yes, it's challenging e and it's certainly contrary to the romantic view. But againe, this kind of realism, or o acceptance of complexity, i think is ultimately the friend of love....

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