Acharya Prashant explains that any decision in life, including marriage, must be evaluated against the single, ultimate goal of life. This goal is to move from bondage to liberation, from suffering to joy, and from delusion to clarity and light. This is the fundamental purpose of existence, a straightforward matter against which there is no argument. Therefore, the primary question one should ask is not about eligibility for marriage, but which path leads towards this ultimate goal of liberation and light. Applying this principle, the speaker clarifies that marriage is merely a social custom, a name given to a boy and a girl living together after certain rituals. He states that he does not know if marriage is the right path for any specific individual; one must determine this for oneself. The real work is to do what leads to freedom. Whether marriage is part of that journey is for the individual to decide based on this ultimate criterion. He cautions against getting caught in circles, like the marriage rituals, when the real destination is the sky. The speaker warns against being overly concerned with others, including a potential spouse, without first addressing one's own inner state. He advises interfering as little as possible in others' lives. True love, he suggests, is a force one is helpless before, something that breaks you and transcends logic, not an emotional or lustful impulse. One should only enter another's life when it is absolutely necessary for their well-being and when one is truly capable of helping, much like a skilled surgeon who operates only as a last resort. Most people, under the guise of love and ideals, seek to fulfill their own selfish desires. The ego takes pleasure in breaking down another person's resistance, which is a form of violence. People use various means—gifts, lies, threats—to enter another's life, not for the other's benefit, but to satisfy their own ego and desires. The speaker warns against this, emphasizing that one's primary responsibility is to oneself. Only when one is healthy and whole can their desires be like sweet nectar; otherwise, they are like a bitter medicine for an illness.