"Marry in haste, repent at lesiure."
This proverb is one that I agree with completely.
Imagine a girl who is proposed to by guy that she is not sure about. She always feels that he is not right for her. But, she makes a rash decision to accept the proposal. And so, she marries him.
This is an example of "marrying in haste".
"Marry in haste" means to accept a marriage:
*that you have not thought about completely, or...
*you are not sure the other person is right for you, or....
*you do not know each other very well, or....
*you have not known each other for very long
*etc.
"Repent at lesiure" is like saying that after marrying in such haste you will regret your decision for the duration of the marriage.
Such marriages usually have one of two outcomes:
*divorce, or
*a miserable life if you do not divorce
Anyway, this is what this proverb means to me. It is saying to me that we should take the time to completely know the person we would vow to spend our lives with, and only marry when we are completely sure about our decision to.
This is a really neat idea for the challenge. I have enjoyed reading all your proverbs and your thoughts about them. Thanks so much for sharing them.
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We discussed war brides in class this morning and your saying applies to some of them