Two gold rings lie across a sheet of paper torn down the middle on a dark wooden table.

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Marriages don't break up on account of infidelity. It's just a symptom that something else is wrong.

— When Harry Met Sally...  ·  1989

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker distinguishes a visible sign of marital trouble from its underlying cause. In this account, infidelity reveals that something else is wrong rather than explaining the breakdown by itself. The claim redirects attention from one act toward difficulties already present in the relationship.

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