A man doesn't know what happiness is until he's married. By then it's too late.
Interpretation
Marriage brings a new understanding of happiness that can often come too late.
Frank Sinatra's quote conveys the idea that true happiness is often a realization that occurs within the context of marriage; however, by the time one understands what happiness truly is, they may already be entrenched in the complexities of married life. This suggests that marriage comes with challenges that can obscure the joy it brings until one has experienced it fully.
In practice
During a wedding toast, one might reflect on the nature of happiness in marriage by quoting Sinatra.
With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing in the last twenty years.
When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out.
There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.
Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps
I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.
Miscegenation is not an idea that we would have in the Caribbean. It wouldn't come up because anybody could marry anybody, you know. I'm not saying that there aren't prejudices in the Caribbean, but the idea of the word 'miscegenation' is not something that we think of.
The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone.
Yes, I do realize that men in sports media also face criticism and backlash, but the vitriol that is directed at women, especially women of color, is far more severe.
When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.
We're born alone. We do need each other. It's lonely to really effectively live your life, and anyone you can get help from or give help to; that's part of your obligation.
But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.
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