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in a chignon, and often gazes at people
from under lowered lashes.
Greg and Emily complement each
other beautifully. Without Greg, Emily
might forget to leave the house, except
to go to work. But without Emily, Greg
would feel—paradoxically for such a
social creature—alone.
Before they met, most of Greg’s girlfriends
were extroverts. He says he enjoyed
those relationships, but never got
to know his girlfriends well, because
they were always “plotting how to be
with groups of people.” He speaks of
Emily with a kind of awe, as if she has
access to a deeper state of being. He
also describes her as “the anchor”
around which his world revolves.
Emily, for her part, treasures Greg’s
ebullient nature; he makes her feel
happy and alive. She has always been
attracted to extroverts, who she says
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