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I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. That this is the only way to grow together, instead of apart.
Emily Giffin
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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
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Emily Fisk Giffin
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Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!
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One way isn't better than the other they're just different.
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