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Marriage is an intimate relationship between two people. It is a bad idea to involve a third party.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Idea
Two
Involve
Women
Intimate
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Third
People
Thirds
Marriage
Relationship
Party

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