the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you take

A form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get — The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.

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proverb
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APA

the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you take. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20screwing%20you%20get%20isn't%20worth%20the%20screwing%20you%20take

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“the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you take.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20screwing%20you%20get%20isn't%20worth%20the%20screwing%20you%20take. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you take,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20screwing%20you%20get%20isn't%20worth%20the%20screwing%20you%20take.

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