Alain de Botton muses on why a bookish life is a poor preparation for marriage. He also reflects on why a typical love story in Western literature is usually nothing of the sort. Show more
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Alain de Botton muses on why a bookish life is a poor preparation for marriage. He also reflects on why a typical love story in Western literature is usually nothing of the sort. Show more
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