An idea from Either/Or

Love stories, the judge says, end at the wedding, just where they should begin. Falling in love feels eternal, but it rests on a feeling. He argues that marriage keeps first love alive by adding a promise and a choice made again each day.

From Either/Or by Søren Kierkegaard

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