1. One of the best things
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Hamptons for the weekend.
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like they fell out of a J. Crew catalogue.
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7. If their house wasn't right on the beach,
I would've hated them.
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8. So, he gets in the cab
and he slides up next to me.
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9. - Yes?
- And it is hot.
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10. It is hot all the way from Houston and
West Broadway to 72nd and Madison.
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11. Hampton house guests are always required
to sing for their supper.
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architects, design advice,
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titbits from their sexual escapades.
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14. The next morning I woke up
feeling rested and fabulous.
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15. I couldn't wait to go out
and take in the spectacular view.
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16. Morning.
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17. Patience went out to get
juice and muffins.
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19. There he was, full frontal...
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21. Good!
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22. He just stood there, casual,
happy, hanging out.
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24. I only knew one thing,
that's way too much Peter before coffee.
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25. - Good morning.
- Hey.
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26. I've got some fresh juice
and the good muffins.
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28. Well I ran into Peter in the hallway,
without his underwear on.
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30. Sunny day.
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your dick in the hall?
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on the way to the bathroom.
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33. - On the way to the bathroom.
- Yeah! The good muffins.
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35. I barely had time for a muffin
before returning to New York.
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36. I'm confused, why would he do that?
Did he want to have sex with you?
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37. I don't know, it didn't feel sexual.
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38. Maybe he just wanted
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39. - So, how big was it?
- Fresh pepper?
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40. Yes, please.
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41. That'll do.
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42. - Would you like some fresh pepper?
- Honey, I'd love some fresh pepper.
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43. In fact, I think everyone at this table
could use a lot of fresh pepper.
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45. So she said I couldn't understand
why she was so upset because I'm single.
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46. And what?
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47. Single women prowl beach houses hoping
to glimpse their friends' husbands' dicks?
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48. - How good of a friend was she?
- What's the difference?
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49. When someone marries, all bets are off.
They're married and we're the enemy.
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52. Married women are threatened because
we can have sex any time, with anyone.
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with their husbands.
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55. - I'd never sleep with a married man.
- Are you sure you haven't?
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56. Wedding rings come off, you know.
If you're still single, you're not to be trusted.
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57. Come on, not all married
women feel that way.
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58. Charlotte treated marriage like a sorority
she was desperately hoping to pledge.
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59. You're right, not all.
The ones who don't fear you, pity you.
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61. Are you telling me you haven't gotten
those 'poor single you' looks?
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62. - I hate those.
- OK, yes, I have.
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single person at a party
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64. - and they all look at you like you're a...
- Loser?
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65. - Leper.
- Whore.
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66. Exactly. I'm telling
you, married people are the enemy!
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between marrieds and singles?
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I don't see them as much as I used to.
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71. It's too painful. They remind me
of how desperate I used to be.
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72. When women get married,
they forget who they are. "l" becomes "we."
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73. "We loved the movie."
"We hate that restaurant."
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did everything together.
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who doesn't like me.
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on Super Bowl Sunday.
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78. It's about what you want out of life.
Some people, like me, choose to grow up,
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80. and others choose to, what?
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of stunted adolescence.
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82. No, it's not a cold war.
It's an out and out battle.
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83. And it isn't just straight people.
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is running off to Hawaii,
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85. putting on a kaftan,
reciting vows, and feeling superior to me.
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86. - Kaftans?
- Oh yes, with orchid leis.
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87. Aloha.
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88. I miss the old times
when everyone was alone.
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89. Now I'm just starting to feel like
I'm an outcast in the outcasts.
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90. Carrie?
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Joe! Hi! Wow!
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92. Jeez, it's been years.
I haven't seen you since you were...
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93. Straight?
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94. - I was gonna say in Miss Saigon.
- Still am.
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97. - And this is my life partner, Lou.
- Look at that. Congratulations.
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98. - Where are you registered?
- Barney's.
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99. I was kidding.
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100. So, Carrie, how about you?
Are you married?
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101. Not really, I mean, no!
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102. - Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
- Perfect!
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103. - What?
- Lou and I are interested in having a child.
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104. We already have a surrogate,
but we need a top-notch egg.
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106. Listen, here's our card.
You think about it and give us a call.
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107. - We'll pay.
- Great seeing you.
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108. I had just experienced single bashing
for the new millennium.
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109. I was no longer even considered a person.
I was now an egg farm.
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110. Meanwhile, downtown, another
single woman was about to be humiliated.
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111. Miranda had to attend
her firm's annual softball game.
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113. except when a lawyer
steals a base, he gets promoted.
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114. - Miranda. I was afraid you wouldn't come.
- All right, let's get it over with.
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115. Panicked at the idea of spending
another firm function labelled as a leper,
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116. Miranda had agreed
to be fixed up on a blind date.
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117. Miranda, this is Syd.
Syd, Miranda.
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118. Look at you two, perfect match.
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119. Well, I'm gonna excuse myself.
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120. - Nice to meet you.
- You too.
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121. I'm gonna get a soda. You want a soda?
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122. I'm gonna get us a soda.
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124. Pretty great, huh?
Can I pick 'em or what?
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125. - Yeah, I'm not gay.
- Seriously?
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I haven't once seen you with a guy.
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127. Circumstantial, Jeff, I'm single.
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128. Christ, when did being single
translate into being gay?
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129. Shit. Do you want me
to go over there and...
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130. No, I'll do it.
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131. Brave Miranda marched right over
and told Syd she wasn't.
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132. They had a good laugh
and decided to stay and play ball.
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133. Miranda and Syd's last inning double play
got the attention of everyone,
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134. - even the firm's senior partner.
- That was quite a play, ladies.
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135. - It's all about teamwork, Charles.
- Chip.
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139. - We'd love it if you both could make it.
- We'd love to.
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140. Later that night,
Miranda gave me the low-down on her day.
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141. So you think it's just because
they think that you're in a couple?
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142. I know it! In two years he's barely spoken
to me, all of a sudden, it's "Chip".
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143. A lawyer named Chip, gotta love that.
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144. They seemed so relieved
to have finally figured me out.
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145. - You're actually going to dinner?
- Yup.
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even if I have to be a lesbian.
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147. After Miranda left, I had a thought.
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148. Maybe the cold war isn't about hate,
maybe it's about fear,
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150. Married people don't hate singles,
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speculation and infiltrate the enemy camp.
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152. Lunch with my favourite couple,
David and Lisa.
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153. I don't think of us as married
so much as together.
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154. Are we married?
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155. Yeah. Remember when you wore the white
dress and we got all the flatware?
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156. Yeah. I guess
I should stop seeing other men.
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157. - What about you? You like being single?
- Most of the time, yeah.
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159. like family functions
when they sit you at the kid's table.
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160. Or when you two
eat off the same fork, I just...
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161. - Man, that's so sweet.
- Don't start crying.
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163. But you do want
to get married, right?
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164. I don't know. I'm beginning to think
I may not be the marrying kind.
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165. - Really?
- As soon as the words came out
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167. - Hey!
- Hey, Sean!
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- Hi.
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want to join us?
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"surprise" fix you up.
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was the youngest of three brothers,
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an apartment he had just purchased.
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177. - You know this was a fix-up, right?
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before you walked in the door.
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179. My parents met on a fix-up,
and they'll be married 41 years next month.
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180. That's great.
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181. It was then I realised,
I was having coffee with the marrying guy.
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182. That illusive and rare Manhattan man
whose sights were set on marriage.
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183. - Can I see you again?
- Sure.
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184. Over the next week and a half,
I met Sean for a movie...
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186. And I helped him pick out a top of the line
cheese grater at Williams-Sonoma.
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187. My house-warming is on the 12th,
you should come, and bring your friends.
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188. Sounds like fun.
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190. He was like the flesh and blood equivalent
of a DKNY dress.
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191. You know it's not you're style,
but it's there, so you try it on anyway.
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192. It was the night of the 12th.
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193. On the East Side, a pseudo lesbian couple
attended a Republican dinner party.
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195. On the West Side, a trio of single gals
went to a single guy's house-warming.
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196. - So, are his friends cute?
- I don't know, I haven't met them.
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197. How did you manage
to get a new boyfriend in a week?
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198. He's not my boyfriend.
He's just somebody I'm trying on.
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200. Everywhere I looked
people were standing in two's.
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201. It was like Noah's
Upper West Side rent controlled ark.
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202. It's all married couples.
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203. Samantha gave me a look
like I had sold her to the enemy
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206. - You must be Charlotte.
- Hi.
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207. - You have to be Samantha.
- Yeah, where's the bar?
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208. Kitchen, you can't miss it,
room with the stove.
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209. - This apartment is amazing.
- Thanks, I've been planning it for years.
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I noticed something was different...
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212. No fear, no pity, no pointing.
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cold war conscientious objectors?
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it's best to go with low risk stocks.
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What are your exceptions?
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218. - Honey, I need you to meet someone.
- Sure.
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219. - This is Samantha, Samantha, Elaine.
- His wife.
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220. - Honey, I need you in the other room.
- Sure. Nice talking to you Samantha.
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221. - This is the den.
- You have a leather club chair! I love them.
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as an office now, but someday...
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What do you think?
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all his buddies were married.
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226. My God, you're doing tequila shots?
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228. I fucked him.
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230. I fucked him too.
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231. I never thought I'd see them again.
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232. We should tag your married men
so you can keep track of them.
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233. - He's gonna ask you to marry him.
- He's not. We've been dating a week.
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a classic six on the Upper West Side
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thinking about marriage.
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236. Some people read palms,
Charlotte read real estate.
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239. Sean is the greatest guy, and he loves kids.
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240. Plus, he owns his own business,
and he's got 300,000 in the bank.
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241. We both slept with him
and he is great in bed.
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242. An hour and a half
into this house-warming,
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243. I had gone
from party guest to prisoner of war.
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244. Samantha is totally drunk.
I've got to get her out of here.
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245. You're not going without me.
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246. - Carrie!
- Oh God, more friends.
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247. - Surprise!
- It certainly was.
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she was shoving me on a bus.
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249. When Sean told us you and he were dating,
we were so thrilled.
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at your beach house the other day...
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251. - Don't mention it.
- I'm not even sure...
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252. I said don't mention it.
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253. This party is terrible.
Who are you?
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and this is her husband Peter.
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255. I heard about you.
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256. - Big pepper mill dick!
- OK, we gotta go!
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257. And just as suddenly,
our little cease-fire was over.
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258. Meanwhile, across town,
things were winding down.
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259. Thank you so much,
we really had a great time.
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260. As did we all.
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261. She is a real find. We'll do it again soon.
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263. We can't do it again soon.
Syd and I aren't really a couple.
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264. We're not even really lesbians.
Well, Syd is, I'm not.
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265. I just took advantage of the situation
to bend your ear about my work at the firm.
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267. - Thank you, sir.
- My wife will be disappointed.
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a lesbian couple to our circle.
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easier life would be if she were in a couple,
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she could fight the war,
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276. Charlotte cursed tequila
and forced Samantha into a cab.
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277. Samantha was too drunk to get home alone
and slept on Charlotte's couch.
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278. - We're home.
- We're home. Oh, boy.
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280. - Hi.
- All right, all right.
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- Bye.
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and safely to bed, or so she thought.
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283. A couple of hours later, Samantha woke up
still drunk and still single.
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285. - Can I have a cigarette?
- Sure.
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289. Why don't you come upstairs,
just for a minute?
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291. Don't be scared, miss.
It's me, Tommy, I'm just leaving.
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I know it was wrong,
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since I left home.
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294. I wanted the feel
of a woman's touch on me.
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295. I'm going into the bathroom now
and when I come out you won't be here.
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297. Let me get the door for you, miss.
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I don't think this is gonna work.
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You obviously want to get married and...
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- No, it's just...
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To see if it fits.
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I want to get married,"
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a brunch here, a concert there.
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this pattern for formal dining.
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It would never work.
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she was French country.
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called like she promised. Why?
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321. As I sifted through the rubble
of my marriage skirmish, I had a thought.
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322. Maybe the fight between marrieds and
singles is like the war in Northern Ireland.
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323. We're all basically the same, but
somehow we wound up on different sides.
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that one special person to walk home with,
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