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Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.

Prov. A young woman should prefer to marry an old man who dotes on her rather than a young man who may treat her badly. When Mr. Nash proposed to me, I thought he was too old, but my mother advised me, "Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave." When Marion's friends objected that her fiance was much too old for her, she said, "Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave."
See also: better, darling, old, slave, young

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Uladzimir-Belarusian
TaÍS-Portuguese (Brazilian)
PerseusPUR-see-əs (English)Greek Mythology
Lulu['lu:lu:]
CharmianCHAHR-mee-ən, SHAHR-mee-ənEnglish (Rare)
Gregg[greg]