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Is it a bad idea to marry for money instead of love?

Is it a bad idea to marry for money? (Photo: iStock)

Anthropologists advise that we should never lose sight of the past. Events of the yester years are very integral in shaping the future. The recent pandemic would be an excellent place to build from in dissecting such a critical insight to give it a societal perspective.

When Covid-19 came, it treated society to certain realities beyond the medical impact that cost us many loved ones. The facet that was tried the most without anticipation was whether love exists in marriages or whether it is a matter of convenience that keeps two people under the same roof assuming one identity. It clearly emerged that the key ingredient holding most families together is not love but money.

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