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September 26, 1924
Shenandoah Herald
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
What is this article about?
D. H. S. Nicholson uses metaphors to argue that forcing love in marriage is impossible and tragic, like trying to light a lamp beyond reach or jumping into water without knowing how to swim, leading to inevitable trouble.
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The Marriage Problem
You can no more make yourself keep on loving some one to order than you can make yourself fall in or out of love with some one to order. It's like asking a small boy to light a street lamp with only a match. He can't reach-the whole thing's beyond him. That's the tragedy-the whole relationship is dependent on something that sails as airily remote above your head as a drifting cloud. To base on that an irrevocable agreement? It's simply asking for trouble. It's like jumping into ten feet of water without knowing whether you can swim or not, and then complaining because you're drowned.
From "The Marriage-Craft," by D. H. S. Nicholson.
You can no more make yourself keep on loving some one to order than you can make yourself fall in or out of love with some one to order. It's like asking a small boy to light a street lamp with only a match. He can't reach-the whole thing's beyond him. That's the tragedy-the whole relationship is dependent on something that sails as airily remote above your head as a drifting cloud. To base on that an irrevocable agreement? It's simply asking for trouble. It's like jumping into ten feet of water without knowing whether you can swim or not, and then complaining because you're drowned.
From "The Marriage-Craft," by D. H. S. Nicholson.
What sub-type of article is it?
Philosophical Essay
Metaphorical Advice
What themes does it cover?
Family
Moral Virtue
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Marriage Problem
Forced Love
Tragedy
Metaphor
Irrevocable Agreement
What entities or persons were involved?
D. H. S. Nicholson
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D. H. S. Nicholson
Story Details
An essay excerpt arguing that love cannot be commanded in marriage, leading to tragic outcomes, illustrated by metaphors of unreachable tasks and drowning.