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Marilyn Monroe

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far.

Alone

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Marilyn Monroe is saying that feeling unhappy by yourself is preferable to feeling unhappy while being with another person. She suggests that, up to now, the pain of loneliness is less difficult than the pain caused by a bad relationship.

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