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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.

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Author
Lawyer
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Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
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