Quotation by

Robert Louis Stevenson

You can forgive people who do not follow you through a philosophical disquisition but to find your wife laughing when you had tears in your eyes, or staring when you were in a fit of laughter, would go some way towards a dissolution of the marriage.

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The author suggests that it is understandable to forgive others for not fully understanding your deep thoughts, but it is much more hurtful when your spouse reacts to your emotions with laughter or coldness. Such a lack of empathy and emotional connection from a partner can seriously damage or even end a marriage.

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