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From the Ted Talk by Jenna McCarthy: What you don't know about marriage

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(Laughter)

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Now, if you're not currently experiencing the joy of the _____ tax return, I can't tell you how to find a chore-loving person of the approximately ideal size and ______________, who prefers horror ______ and doesn't have a lot of friends hovering on the brink of _______, but I can only encourage you to try, because the benefits, as I've pointed out, are significant. The bottom line is: whether you're in it or you're searching for it, I believe marriage is an institution _____ pursuing and protecting. So I hope you'll use the information I've given you _____ to weigh your personal strengths against your own risk factors.

Solution


  1. joint
  2. movies
  3. attractiveness
  4. today
  5. worth
  6. divorce

Original Text


(Laughter)

Now, if you're not currently experiencing the joy of the joint tax return, I can't tell you how to find a chore-loving person of the approximately ideal size and attractiveness, who prefers horror movies and doesn't have a lot of friends hovering on the brink of divorce, but I can only encourage you to try, because the benefits, as I've pointed out, are significant. The bottom line is: whether you're in it or you're searching for it, I believe marriage is an institution worth pursuing and protecting. So I hope you'll use the information I've given you today to weigh your personal strengths against your own risk factors.

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