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SHORTHAND

The kind I didn't learn in business school.

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Mar 08, 2025
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Conventional wisdom suggests that after being married for several years, spouses begin to think alike. They are so in tune with one another that they can complete each other’s sentences.

This romanticized ideal imagines that whole conversations can be communicated with a mere glance. Well, I have to tell you, in my 28 years of marriage experience, conven…

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