And love Quote by Ernest Hemingway
“To me heaven would be a big bull ring with me holding two barrera seats and a trout stream outside that no one else was allowed to fish in and two lovely houses in the town; one where I would have my wife and children and be monogamous and love them truly and well and the other where I would have my nine beautiful mistresses on nine different floors.”
About This Quote
A fantastical vision of personal paradise split between monogamous family life and multiple secret lovers, reflecting contradictory desires for stability and variety.
In simple terms: A personal heaven with a family and many mistresses.
Key Takeaway
Recognize and reconcile conflicting desires.
Themes
desire
fantasy
conflict
relationships
personal fulfillment
Mood
conflicted
dreamy
Type
personal
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal day
- relationship planning
- self reflection
Key Concepts
polyamory
monogamy
idealized utopia
Questions to Reflect On
- What does this split reveal about your values?
- How would you balance these desires responsibly?
A Different Perspective
Such fantasies may ignore practical and ethical realities.
![“I've always been monogamous - [within it] I've been in love with people, but very platonically. For me, monogamous love is about learning how to be able to trust someone completely; so you need to be able to think you can trust them. But that doesn't mean you can't have extraordinary feelings for…” quote by Charlotte Rampling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/028/charlotte-rampling-8189_able_i-ve-always-been-monogamous-within-it-i_2979326.jpg)
