proverb · Words worth keeping
Marriage is the sunset of love.
Marriage is the sunset of love.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying makes marriage the sunset of love. It presents a committed relationship as the fading of romantic feeling.
What the words are saying
The sunset image is a pessimistic evaluation rather than evidence about every marriage. A critical reading can examine a fear of changing affection without treating decline as inevitable or blaming a particular partner. The phrase establishes neither duration nor a standard for relationships.
Everyday example
A reader recognises the pessimistic metaphor without judging a couple’s future from it.
When to use it
Use it to examine an expectation about marriage critically.
What it does not mean
Marriage does not establish inevitable loss of love or a universal relationship pattern.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 624; PDF page 91
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