Chapman begins the chapter with a description of a man who had been experiencing problems in his marriage. The man in the analogy describes his experiences of three marriages that all end up in divorce. The man tells Chapman that the main problem is that love just seemed to evaporate immediately after marrying the ladies. The man seems distraught by the occurrences and seeks to know if that is the channel followed by most married men. The man also enquires whether the people who have lasting marriages do so in perseverance of the emptiness of marriages.
The author states that the problems faced by his friend, who had had three failed marriages, are the same issues most people in relationships experience. He argues that the need for romantic love when it comes to marriage is something felt by everyone. The point is that the entire world tries to understand the mystery of love by writing articles about it in almost every newspaper, magazine, blog and website. However, Chapman observes that most people are...Read More