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Nothing is more practical than falling in love

Thoughts on good (and bad) signs in dating

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Joy Marie Clarkson ☀️
Mar 21, 2026
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Landing in London after our trip to Asia.

When we travel, my husband carries our passports.

We never officially agreed upon this, it just sort of happened. The other day, as he handed me my passport before we went through border patrol, and then I handed it back to him out of habit, I was struck by the oddity of marriage: seven years ago, I hadn’t met th…

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