Socrates..

 

Socrates famously advised, "By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher". 

He argued that regardless of the choice—marriage or celibacy—one will eventually experience regret, framing it as a choice between marital bliss or the wisdom gained through hardship. 

 The core message is that all major life decisions carry inherent compromises and regrets, often leading to questioning the path not taken.

•  A Reddit post highlights that marriage brings either personal happiness (a good partner) or philosophical wisdom through enduring a difficult situation, as argued by a Quora user and another user.
• This advice is often cited as a humorous take on the existential dilemmas of life and the inevitability of regret, sometimes confused with Søren Kierkegaard's writings on similar themes, notes a Reddit thread. 
• Comment:
• That was then, now is different. Just a thought.