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Sure, we were friends who exchanged soulful glances, friends who slept in a bed filled with sexual tension, friends who found any excuse to touch, but I worried that we'd never take that perilous leap of faith toward becoming a real couple, a permanent team.

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