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Barbara Ehrenreich

Personally, I can't see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour.

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The author is saying that meeting a future spouse through a colorful magazine is just as valid and meaningful as meeting one in a casual bar setting. She challenges the idea that one way of finding love is more romantic or genuine than the other.

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