“As a conservative, he matured, and came to see the greater harm of trivializing the marriage bond.”
I guess it’s good for him that he did not come to that realization while married to Jane Wyman.
Well, ironic that. But your point is well taken. There are things in life I would rather have done differently. But even more the shame if one does not use all of life as a never-ending opportunity to learn, especially when one’s decisions will affect millions of other lives.