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Joseph Campbell

When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced very soon, because all love affairs end in disappointment. But marriage is a recognition of a spiritual identity.

Joseph Campbell

Marriage

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Joseph Campbell is saying that if people enter marriage expecting it to be like a romantic fling that lasts forever, they will likely separate quickly because such romances usually end badly. Instead, he believes marriage should be seen as acknowledging a deeper, shared spiritual connection between two people.

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