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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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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
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