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If you are afraid of loneliness, don't…

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# · Not So Good (62 ratings) · submitted 1997 · one comment

If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

Anton Chekhov, in Love and Hate

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Edit Comment(no title) · posted 2000 by mcy

Most people marry because of lonliness. What else can we do if we're not successful to love ourselves enough to bear being with ourselves. Alone but not lonely is way out of reach for many of us