Tolkien to his son, Christopher; on marriage

[virescere]

"When the glamour wears off, or merely works a bit thin, they think they have made a mistake, and that the real soul-mate is still to find. The real soul-mate too often proves to be the next sexually attractive person that comes along. Someone whom they might indeed very profitably have married, if only ---. Hence divorce, to provide the 'if only

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[scottiecarp]

Tolkien was a genius. That's about all I can say.