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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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Lawyer
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Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
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No, scratch the word career. Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck.
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My wants are simple: a job that I like and a guy whom I love.
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Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone.
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We are one of those couples i used to watch, thinking to myself that I'd never be on the inside of something so special. I remember reassuring myself that it probably looked nicer than it actually was, I am happy to be wrong about that.
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