A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be b…

W. Somerset Maugham
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A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2017). Plays Volume One, p.195, Random House
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