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The whole misery loves company thing never applies more than when you're breaking up. The thought that the other person is doing fine is simply too much to bear.

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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