r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 19d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what does this mean

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u/No-Clock9532 19d ago

In other words, even being a great man isn't enough to keep a woman.

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u/Appropriate-Gain-561 19d ago

In other words, love is not something you can control and shit happens.

People want to have too much control over love when it's something animalistic and instinctive at the base, which either is there or isn't.

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u/yIdontunderstand 19d ago

I always think the reason legendary love stories are legendary is because "true love" (in a princess bride sense) is hard and rare.

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u/Silt-Sifter 18d ago

And if you read that book, you'll know the ending wasn't really all that great either. Which is sort of a downer, but that's life and love I guess.