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Soren Kierkegaard

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable.

Soren Kierkegaard

Marriage

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Getting married ties a person to established ways of doing things that are deeply rooted in society. These customs are unpredictable and constantly changing, making the connection both unavoidable and uncertain.

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