can someone define the phrase "all is fair in love and war" for me please?
2006-11-28 09:39:40 · 3 answers · asked by shelly s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Simply,
When the stakes are high such as war or the love of your life then anything you can do to win you should do to win.
Complicatedly,
Derived from Victorian England where everything was strictly controlled and stuffy the renaissance came. People started to open up a bit but this caused a lot of hurt feelings and generally people were very confused. They went from a fairly well defined state of existence (all those etiquette rules) to one where things were more lose.
All is fair in love and war was a way for people to indicate that the game had changed and you could start actively perusing women rather than trying to woo them through typical methods.
2006-11-28 09:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by Will 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In war, for every victory or spoil, there is bloodshed.
In love, you can choose a lover, but that doesn't mean they have to choose you.
So it pretty much balances out.
2006-11-28 09:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by germaine_87313 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
War is HELL and you do whatever it takes to survive.
Love is HELL and you do whatever it takes to survive.
2006-11-28 09:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by kitty-mama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋