Marriage is like a table with four legs

 

Marriage is like a table with four legs - the couple, the children, the parents and the in-laws. Neglect any of these and your marriage crashes to the floor
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Dark Rooms (2002) by Siddharth Katragadda page 4

 

Siddharth Katragadda

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