“I do not love him.” “Marrying for love is a girlish fantasy, one that is neither reasonable nor realistic, especially for people like us. Love is fickle.” He stopped, and I wondered if he was thinking of his own love affair with Mother and how it had fizzled and died. “Emotions are untrustworthy, and feelings come and go. Marriage is an institution created to form alliances that benefit as many people as possible. I do not wish for you to be unhappy, but even if you married for love, there is no guarantee you’ll be happy.”
