Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

This article by Alain de Botton has been widely circulated this week, and I've heard everything from "Nonsense!" to "I found it really comforting" to "See, everyone settles" from my girlfriends. I think he's right that we have to let go of romanticism a little to face the reality that relationships and marriage aren't always fun -- that's obvious, isn't it? But I'm not sure I like the idea of "accommodating ourselves to wrongness," nor am I convinced that such accommodation is the equivalent of "striving always to adopt a more forgiving, humorous, and kindly perspective." As always, I'm interested in your thoughts.


Refining Truths

From Adrienne Rich in On Lies, Secrets, and Silence:
