People
Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers.
— Richard Pryor
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Pryor's comedic line reduces marriage to two intertwined burdens: managing raw emotion and, when things go wrong, managing legal complications. The joke plays on how something meant to be about love can quickly become entangled with contracts and disputes, undercutting romance with blunt, comic practicality.
Context reviewed