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Robin Wright Penn

Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't know. Depends.

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Robin Wright Penn is saying that the idealized version of romance doesn't hold up once children are involved. Without kids, she is uncertain if that romantic fantasy might still be possible, suggesting it varies depending on the situation.

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