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Carmen Maria Machado on marrying after your parents divorce

Clip: 11/30/2016 | 2m 37s

Carmen Machado and her fiancee are moving forward, keeping in mind her parents’ mistakes.

Writer Carmen Maria Machado wasn't totally surprised when her parents informed her, 31 years into their marriage, that they were planning to divorce. But the news did produce a wave of anxiety over her own upcoming wedding. She shares how she and her fiancee are moving forward, keeping in mind her parents’ mistakes, as part of our re-launched “Essay” series -- now called “In My Humble Opinion.”

11/30/2016 | Rating NR

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