proverb · Legacy record
One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights.
One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Marriage for love alone linked with bad days and good nights contrasts practical difficulties with an intimate benefit. The saying gives one motive sharply mixed consequences.
What the words are saying
A responsible reading does not predict a relationship’s course or presume an intimate act is owed. Consent, care and practical responsibilities matter, and experiences differ. A qualified application can discuss needs beyond affection without reducing partnership to money or sexual availability.
Everyday example
Partners discuss shared practical needs and boundaries rather than treating affection as a complete arrangement.
When to use it
Use it as a qualified affection-and-practical-needs comparison.
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What it does not mean
No guaranteed relationship outcome or entitlement to intimacy is established.
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
Egypt
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 wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 609; PDF page 56; collection label: Egypt
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- Culture
- Egypt