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Office romances are few, short, and not usually destructive.

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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
Anthropologist
Scientist
Manhattan borough
New York City
Helen Fisher
Helen E Fisher
Office
Romances
Destructive
Romance
Short
Usually

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