The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not — Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not — Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not — Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not — Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not — Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
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The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not useful for grown-ups.

— Ada Calhoun, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
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