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There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage. A marriage in which there… — Oscar Wilde

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There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage. A marriage in which there is love, but on one side only.

Oscar Wilde
An Ideal Husband · 1895
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Unrequited loveDangers of loveMarriage
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1895
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Oscar Wilde
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Wilde, Oscar. "An Ideal Husband." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 4.
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Wilde, Oscar. An Ideal Husband. 1895, Haymarket Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4.

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