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Why Everyone Marries Someone Who Is Somewhat Wrong for Them

The School of Life · Explainer · 4 min · 2014 · YouTube title: Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person
Why it's here

HN points to it as the short cliff's-notes version of the essay and as a charming introduction to The School of Life.

What it covers

A School of Life video arguing that everyone marries someone who is somewhat wrong for them, and that this is unavoidable. It is a four-minute version of an essay by Alain de Botton.