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EVERYBODY'S AN EXPERT.

The New Yorker

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Prediction is one of the pleasures of life. Conversation would wither without it. "It won't last. She'll dump him in a month." If you're wrong, no one will call you on it, because being right or wrong isn't really the point. The point is that you think he's not worthy of her, and the prediction is just a way of enhancing your judgment with a pleasant prevision of doom. Unless you're putting money on it, nothing is at stake except your reputation for wisdom in matters of the heart. If a month goes by and they're still together, the deadline can be extended without penalty. "She'll leave him, trust me. It's only a matter of time." They get married: "Funny things happen. You ...

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