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Emily Giffin

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    Although I'm sure there are plenty of tall, gorgeous, life-of-the-party guys who are also true to their wives, I happen to believe that a disproportionate number of them are cheaters.

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    And although one broken heart doesn't make me an expert in the subject, I believe you need both things - time and an emotional replacement - to fully mend one.

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    And like a favorite old movie, sometimes the sameness in a friend is what you like the most about her.

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    And then there is Darcy. She is a woman who believes that things should fall into her lap, and, consequently, they do. They always have. She wins because she expects to win. I do not expect what I want, so I dont. And I dont even try.

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    And then there is our personal history. Memories only we share. Things not another living soul would understand.

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    And without Dex in my life, I like to think I could have somehow found contentment. But the truth is, I feel freer with Dex than I ever did when I was single. I feel more myself with him than without. Maybe true love does that

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    Anxiety was not an emotion I could ever remember feeling when I went out in New York, and I wondered why tonight felt so different. Maybe it was because I no longer had a boyfriend or fiance. I suddenly recognized that there was safety in having someone, as well as a lack of pressure to shine. Ironically, this had cultivated a certain free-spiritedness that had, in turn, allowed me to be the life of the party and hoard the affection of additional men....But that had all changed. I didn't have a boyfriend, a perfect figure, or alcohol-induced outrageousness to fall back on.

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    Anything worthwhile is tough.

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    As everyone applauds and sips champagne, I smile back at Rachel, thinking she got it just right. Love and friendship. They are what makes us who we are and what can change us, if we let them.

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    A son is a son 'til he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter all her life.

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    Blurring the line between friendship and attraction was a surefire to lose a friend.

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    Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.

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    But certainly not everyday you can find someone who wants to have a monogamous relationship

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    but i am content to live in the moment, and allow myself the daily pleasure of obsessing. nothing lasts forever, i tell myself. especially the good stuff. although typically you aren't faced with a hard deadline

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    But I am learning that perfection isn't what matters. In fact, it's the very thing that can destroy you if you let it.

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    But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater.

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    But now I can see that there is redemption and beauty in an accident emanating from love.

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    But one thing I have to say about Darcy and dating is this: she never blew us off for a guy. She always put her friends first- which is an amazing thing for a high school girl to do.

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    Change can be good but its always tough to let go of the past

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    Did she ever regret her choices? Were her decisions more clear-cut than mine - or are there always shades of gray whe it comes to matters of the heart?

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    Even if we no longer have much in common, we would have always had the past, which, in some ways, is just as important as the present or future. It is where we come from, what makes us who we are.

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    Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone.

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    Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's important to follow your heart and be true to yourself in the process.

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    Evident in every small act of kindness, it was love as a verb. Love that made me feel more complete than I had ever felt in my glamorous, Jimmy Choo filled past.

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    For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.

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    Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.

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    Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy. It's a choice.

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    He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.

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    He threw in the towel before we were tested. Maybe because he didn't want to be tested. Maybe because he assumed we would fail. Maybe because, at the time, he just didn't love me enough.

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    He was uncomplicated and upbeat and easy. At one point, I might have thought these traits made him a simpleton, but now I think they just translate to happiness.

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    He who fails to plan, plans to fail.

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    His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.

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    How different this moment feels, for so many reasons. I tell myself that no two loves are identical - but that I don't have to compare anymore.

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    I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person.

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    I don't convey that I can be moody or a perfectionist or that I'm a nervous person, but I am all those things. It's just not going to shine through when you're posting a picture.

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    I don’t know. She was a sweet girl. As sweet as they come. I don’t know why I didn’t love her. It’s something you can’t really control.

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    I don't really know why I went to law school.

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    I find my voice and manage to say those three one-syllable words back to him. Words I haven't uttered in a very, very long time. Words that meant nothing before now.

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    I had never understood what people meant when they said they'd rather be alone if they couldn't be in the right relationship. Now I got it.

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    I had seen the light, come to believe that a wedding should be about a feeling between two people, not a show for the masses...It was a magical, romantic evening, and although I occasionally wish I had worn a slightly fancier dress, and that Nick and I had danced on our wedding night, I have no real regrets about the way we chose to do things.

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    I have one final hope, If I get double sixes, maybe he will change his mind, come back to me. As if to cast a magic spell, I blow on the dice just as Dex did...Just as it happened with our first roll, one die lands before its mate. On a six! I hold my breath. For a brief second, I see a mess of dots, and think I have boxcars again. I kneel, staring at the second die. It is onle a five. I have rolled an eleven, It is as if someone is mocking me, saying, Close, but no dice.

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    I learned that getting mad was easier than being sad.

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    I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing.

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    I love him wholly and unconditionally and without reservation. I love him enough to sacrifice a friendship. I love him enough to accept my own happiness and use it, in turn, to make him happy back.

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    I'm glad you were both here," I finally manage, thinking how strange it is to be standing with the two people who made you, something most kids take for granted every day of their lives.

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    I'm going to keep seeing him as much as I can. We'll see what happens," I say, realizing that just "seeing what happens" is my version of "going for it.

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    I miss him in so many ways, but right now I miss him in the way you always miss someone when you're single among a room full of couples.

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    I'm nostalgic and I do think about a "what if.

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    I'm very open in terms of sharing bits about my life, but I think it's very easy to get a distorted sense of who anyone is through social media.

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    Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between a husband and his wife, of course I'm going to think about a recent fight with my husband. Or if I'm writing about sisters, of course I'm going to think about my sister.