Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

The School of Life2 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
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A School of Life video arguing that everyone marries someone who is somewhat wrong for them, and that this is unavoidable. It is a four-minute version of an essay by Alain de Botton.

HN points to it as the short cliff's-notes version of the essay and as a charming introduction to The School of Life.

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3 comments from Hacker News

@sw002016 · in “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person”

It's the long form of this: [VIDEO] The author founded The School of Life - which I think is wonderful.

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@gabrielsroka2024 · in “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person (2016)”

2017 Followup [LINK] EDIT: I thought his voice sounded familiar: > The School of Life was founded in 2008 by Alain De Botton... [LINK] also 2014 [VIDEO]

@Nzen2025 · in “You Wouldn't Download a Hacker News”

Alain de Botton also published this in video form, seven years ago [0]. If you want the cliff's notes, his School of Life channel has a shorter version [1]. [0] [LINK] 22 minutes [1] [VIDEO] 4 minutess

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