He wrote personal letters “from which the following statements are extracted: "Marriage? I would rather hang myself" (37), "I have noticed that those who get married cease to be curious" (70 ), "They fell in love, got married and were unhappy" (83), "A man and a woman got married because they had nothing else to do" (87), and "if you are afraid of loneliness, don't get married" ( 121)” (Purves, 2). Chekhov's feelings towards the idea of ​​marriage are reflected in "The Lady with the Dog". be true for both Anna and Dmitri, who are now unhappy after marriage. However, looking deeper into Chekhov's life, we find that he fell in love with a younger woman named Olga with whom he shared secret encounters Chekhov's personality, saying he needed the company of women, but, like his character Dmitri, found it difficult to manage their emotions and kept his distance. After Olga left to continue her career in August 1899, Chekhov was inspired to write "The Lady with the