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Ideal husband Quote by Oscar Wilde

“There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage: a marriage in which there is love, but on one side only.” quote by Oscar Wilde — Download Open image

“There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage: a marriage in which there is love, but on one side only.”

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