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There is something revolting about the way girls minds often jump to marriage long before they jump to love.
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"There is something revolting about the way girls' minds often jump to marriage long before they jump to love. And most of those minds are shut to what marriage really means"

- Dodie Smith

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This quote by Dodie Smith talks to the concept that numerous girls are too concentrated on the concept of marriage and not enough on the concept of love. Smith indicates that ladies are too fast to consider marriage as an objective, without considering the reality of what marital relationship involves. She suggests that girls are not open to the idea of what marital relationship really means, and that this is a problem. Smith's quote is a tip that marital relationship ought to be a result of love, not the other method around. It is necessary to make the effort to understand what marital relationship actually implies prior to making such a dedication. Marriage is a major choice that ought to not be taken lightly, and Smith's quote works as a tip of this.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Dodie Smith between May 3, 1896 and November 24, 1990. He/she was a famous Dramatist from England. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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