Love Quotes
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.
"Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
The narrator contrasts affection with the desire to explain another person completely. The gendered quip belongs to a story about uncertainty and trust.
Key takeaway:
Allow room for another person’s complexity.
Origin of the quote
The Sphinx Without a Secret (1887), the narrator speaking to Gerald Murchison.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe story contains the sentence after a personal address. It is fictional dialogue and reflects a period generalization about women.
