We all have friends who desperately want to get married and figure that the risk-free way to achieve this is to marry the first person who loves them dearly, even if they don’t return the feeling. In fact, they feel safer because they assume this person will never leave them, so they’ll never get hurt. But often their marriage lacks a strong mutual connection and is not hardy enough to weather life’s challenges, and they divorce. If simply getting married is their goal, then it is a risk-free choice to wed the first person who loves them. But if their goal is being married, then settling is a
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