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From the Ted Talk by Alec Soth and Stacey Baker: This is what enduring love looks like

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At the end of the day, after we left Sun City, I told Alec that I didn't actually think that the sorteis of how these couples met were all that interesting. What was more interesting was how they managed to stay together.

AS: They all had this beautiful quaitly of endurance, but that was true of the singles, too. The world is hard, and the senigls were out there trying to cencont with other people, and the couples were holding onto each other after all these decades.

My favorite pictures on this trip were of Joe and Roseanne. Now, by the time we met Joe and Roseanne, we'd gotten in the habit of asking couples if they had an old weidndg photograph. In their case, they snueiulotslamy pulled out of their wallets the exact same photograph. What's more beautiful, I thought to myself, this image of a young cloupe who has just fallen in love or the idea of these two pleope holding onto this iagme for decades?

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At the end of the day, after we left Sun City, I told Alec that I didn't actually think that the _______ of how these couples met were all that interesting. What was more interesting was how they managed to stay together.

AS: They all had this beautiful _______ of endurance, but that was true of the singles, too. The world is hard, and the _______ were out there trying to _______ with other people, and the couples were holding onto each other after all these decades.

My favorite pictures on this trip were of Joe and Roseanne. Now, by the time we met Joe and Roseanne, we'd gotten in the habit of asking couples if they had an old _______ photograph. In their case, they ______________ pulled out of their wallets the exact same photograph. What's more beautiful, I thought to myself, this image of a young ______ who has just fallen in love or the idea of these two ______ holding onto this _____ for decades?

Solution


  1. simultaneously
  2. connect
  3. people
  4. couple
  5. quality
  6. stories
  7. image
  8. wedding
  9. singles

Original Text


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At the end of the day, after we left Sun City, I told Alec that I didn't actually think that the stories of how these couples met were all that interesting. What was more interesting was how they managed to stay together.

AS: They all had this beautiful quality of endurance, but that was true of the singles, too. The world is hard, and the singles were out there trying to connect with other people, and the couples were holding onto each other after all these decades.

My favorite pictures on this trip were of Joe and Roseanne. Now, by the time we met Joe and Roseanne, we'd gotten in the habit of asking couples if they had an old wedding photograph. In their case, they simultaneously pulled out of their wallets the exact same photograph. What's more beautiful, I thought to myself, this image of a young couple who has just fallen in love or the idea of these two people holding onto this image for decades?

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Important Words


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