What is the most costly mistake a man can make?
According to Schopenhauer, the answer is clear: marriage. In his view, the day a man gets married, he surrenders his freedom with his own hands. From then on, he no longer lives his own life, but rather a script written by someone else.
Nietzsche, on the other hand, warns: Before you marry, ask yourself this question: “Can I talk to this woman for the rest of my life?” Because passion will one day fade, and all that remains are things to talk about.
Tolstoy is even harsher: “Marriage drains a man’s creative power.”
Three philosophers, three different eras… but a single warning.
A bad marriage steals not only your years but also your identity.
And Arthur Schopenhauer puts the final nail in the coffin:
“A single person belongs to himself; a married person belongs to others.”
P.S.: A wise man doesn’t get married!
