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It's amazing to me how few guys know their friends' birthdays.

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Emily Giffin
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
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Lawyer
Novelist
Baltimore
Maryland
Emily Fisk Giffin
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Guys
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Birthdays

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My wants are simple: a job that I like and a guy whom I love.
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