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Christmas worldwide | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:16 1 Geographical variation
00:01:27 1.1 Africa
00:01:35 1.1.1 Ethiopia and Eritrea
00:03:18 1.1.2 Nigeria
00:06:05 1.1.3 South Africa
00:07:31 1.2 Asia
00:07:39 1.2.1 East Asia
00:07:48 1.2.1.1 China
00:09:07 1.2.1.1.1 Hong Kong
00:09:40 1.2.1.1.2 Macau
00:10:14 1.2.1.2 Japan
00:13:07 1.2.1.3 South Korea
00:13:32 1.2.2 South Asia
00:13:41 1.2.2.1 India
00:15:03 1.2.2.2 Pakistan
00:16:19 1.2.3 Southeast Asia
00:16:28 1.2.3.1 Brunei
00:17:19 1.2.3.2 Indonesia
00:19:24 1.2.3.3 Malaysia
00:20:17 1.2.3.4 Philippines
00:25:49 1.2.3.5 Singapore
00:27:07 1.2.3.6 Vietnam
00:28:10 1.2.4 Southwest Asia – Eastern Mediterranean
00:28:21 1.2.4.1 Armenia
00:32:09 1.2.4.2 Assyrians
00:35:25 1.2.4.3 Lebanon
00:36:29 1.3 The Americas
00:36:38 1.3.1 North America
00:37:15 1.3.1.1 Canada
00:40:37 1.3.1.2 Mexico
00:42:46 1.3.1.3 United States
00:49:39 1.3.2 Central America
00:49:48 1.3.2.1 El Salvador
00:51:26 1.3.2.2 Guatemala
00:51:50 1.3.3 South America
00:51:59 1.3.3.1 Brazil
00:54:56 1.3.3.2 Colombia
01:00:34 1.3.3.3 Venezuela
01:02:59 1.3.4 Caribbean
01:03:07 1.3.4.1 Bahamas
01:03:53 1.3.4.2 Cuba
01:04:43 1.3.4.3 Jamaica
01:06:29 1.4 Europe
01:06:38 1.4.1 Central Europe
01:10:19 1.4.1.1 Austria and Germany
01:12:36 1.4.1.1.1 Austria
01:14:59 1.4.1.1.2 Germany
01:21:05 1.4.1.2 Czech Republic and Slovakia
01:23:53 1.4.1.3 Hungary
01:26:19 1.4.1.4 Poland
01:32:09 1.4.1.5 Romania and Moldova
01:34:09 1.4.2 Eastern Europe
01:35:45 1.4.2.1 Georgia
01:37:38 1.4.2.2 Russia
01:39:51 1.4.2.3 Ukraine
01:43:22 1.4.3 Northern Europe
01:44:01 1.4.3.1 Denmark
01:48:22 1.4.3.2 Estonia
01:50:22 1.4.3.3 Finland
01:56:51 1.4.3.4 Iceland
02:00:10 1.4.3.5 Norway
02:03:54 1.4.3.6 Sweden
02:11:42 1.4.4 Southern Europe
02:11:55 1.4.4.1 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia
02:12:04 1.4.4.2 Bulgaria
02:16:47 1.4.4.3 Greece and Cyprus
02:19:08 1.4.4.4 Italy
02:22:33 1.4.4.5 Malta
02:27:58 1.4.4.6 Portugal
02:29:54 1.4.4.7 Serbia and Montenegro
02:31:22 1.4.4.8 Spain
02:38:06 1.4.5 Western Europe
02:41:26 1.4.5.1 France
02:41:35 1.4.5.2 United Kingdom
02:43:39 1.4.5.2.1 Wales
02:52:03 1.4.5.2.2 Scotland
02:52:18 1.4.5.3 Ireland
02:54:31 1.4.5.4 Netherlands and Flanders
02:58:20 1.5 Oceania
03:01:30 1.5.1 Australia
03:01:39 1.5.2 New Zealand
03:03:26 2 References
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Christmas traditions vary from country to country. Christmas celebrations for many nations include the installing and lighting of Christmas trees, the hanging of Advent wreaths, Christmas stockings, candy canes, setting out cookies and milk, and the creation of Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas carols may be sung and stories told about such figures as the Baby Jesus, St Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind or Grandfather Frost. The sending and exchange of Christmas card greetings, observance of fasting and special religious observances such as a midnight Mass or Vespers on Christmas Eve, the burning of a Yule log, and the giving and receiving of presents. Along with Easter, Christmas is one of the most important periods on the Christian calendar, and is often closely connected to other holidays at this time of year, such as Advent, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, St Nicholas Day, St. Stephen's Day, New Year's, and the Feast of the Epiphany.
Cleveland, Ohio | Wikipedia audio article
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Cleveland, Ohio
00:01:25 1 History
00:08:34 2 Geography
00:08:43 2.1 Topography
00:09:52 2.2 Cityscape
00:10:01 2.2.1 Architecture
00:11:51 2.2.2 Neighborhoods
00:14:01 2.2.3 Suburbs
00:14:36 2.3 Climate
00:16:54 3 Demographics
00:17:03 3.1 2010 census
00:19:17 3.2 2000 census
00:23:21 3.3 Languages
00:24:17 4 Economy
00:26:44 5 Culture
00:26:53 5.1 Performing arts
00:30:12 5.2 Film and television
00:36:07 5.3 Literature
00:39:18 5.4 Cuisine
00:41:23 5.5 Tourism
00:44:14 6 Sports
00:49:15 7 Parks and gardens
00:50:27 8 Law and government
00:52:34 8.1 Crime
00:56:48 8.1.1 Consent decree with Department of Justice
00:59:43 8.2 Fire department
01:01:00 9 Education
01:01:09 9.1 Public schools
01:02:00 9.2 Private and Parochial Schools
01:02:38 9.3 Colleges and universities
01:03:29 10 Media
01:03:38 10.1 Print
01:04:48 10.2 Television
01:06:14 10.3 Radio
01:08:38 11 Infrastructure
01:08:47 11.1 Healthcare
01:09:23 11.2 Transportation
01:09:54 11.2.1 Airports
01:10:54 11.2.2 Seaport
01:11:14 11.2.3 Railroads
01:11:53 11.2.4 Transit systems
01:13:23 11.2.5 Inter-city bus lines
01:14:08 11.2.6 Roads
01:15:07 11.2.7 Freeways
01:16:58 11.2.8 Walkability
01:17:36 12 Sister cities and international relations
01:18:03 13 See also
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- Socrates
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Cleveland ( KLEEV-lənd) is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. The city proper has a population of 388,072, making it the 51st-largest city in the United States, and the second-largest city in Ohio. Greater Cleveland is ranked as the 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S., with 2,055,612 people in 2016. The city anchors the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 3,515,646 in 2010 and is ranked 15th in the United States.
The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. It became a manufacturing center due to its location on both the river and the lake shore, as well as being connected to numerous canals and railroad lines. Cleveland's economy relies on diversified sectors such as manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and biomedicals. Cleveland is also home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Cleveland residents are called Clevelanders. The city has many nicknames, the oldest of which in contemporary use being The Forest City.
Rome | Wikipedia audio article
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00:05:08 1 Etymology
00:06:29 2 History
00:06:38 2.1 Earliest history
00:08:39 2.1.1 Legend of the founding of Rome
00:09:48 2.2 Monarchy, republic, empire
00:24:50 2.3 Middle Ages
00:32:53 2.4 Early modern
00:39:02 2.5 Late modern and contemporary
00:43:20 3 Government
00:43:29 3.1 Local government
00:44:14 3.1.1 Administrative and historical subdivisions
00:46:49 3.2 Metropolitan and regional government
00:47:42 3.3 National government
00:48:25 4 Geography
00:48:34 4.1 Location
00:50:07 4.2 Topography
00:52:23 5 Climate
00:54:38 6 Demographics
00:58:44 6.1 Ethnic groups
01:00:24 7 Religion
01:03:37 7.1 Vatican City
01:05:47 7.2 Pilgrimage
01:08:59 8 Cityscape
01:09:08 8.1 Architecture
01:09:54 8.1.1 Ancient Rome
01:10:46 8.1.2 Medieval
01:11:53 8.1.3 Renaissance and Baroque
01:13:34 8.1.4 Neoclassicism
01:14:31 8.1.5 Fascist architecture
01:17:35 8.2 Parks and gardens
01:19:48 8.3 Fountains and aqueducts
01:21:36 8.4 Statues
01:23:14 8.5 Obelisks and columns
01:24:27 8.6 Bridges
01:26:10 8.7 Catacombs
01:27:13 9 Economy
01:32:29 10 Education
01:37:36 11 Culture
01:37:45 11.1 Entertainment and performing arts
01:39:42 11.2 Tourism
01:44:59 11.3 Fashion
01:45:51 11.4 Cuisine
01:48:16 11.5 Cinema
01:50:04 11.6 Language
01:54:40 12 Sports
01:58:19 13 Transport
02:05:37 14 International entities, organisations and involvement
02:09:00 15 International relations
02:09:11 15.1 Twin towns and sister cities
02:09:51 15.2 Other relationships
02:10:04 16 Documentaries
02:10:29 17 See also
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Rome (Latin and Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen)) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the ...
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Rome (Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen); Latin: Roma [ˈroːma]) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Famous artists, painters, sculptors and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the city. In 1871, Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, which, in 1946, became the Italian Republic.
Rome has the status of a global city. In 2016, Rome ranked as the 14th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. Its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum are among the world's most visited tourist destinations with both locations receiving millions of tourists a year, and the city hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics. Rome is the seat of several specialized agencies of the United Nations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The city hosts the headquarters of many international business companies, such as Eni, Enel, TIM, Leonardo S.p.A., and national and international banks such as Unicredit and BNL. Its business district, called EUR, is the base of many companies involved in the oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and financial services. Rome is also an important fashion and design centre thanks to renowned international brands centered in the city. Rome's Cinecittà Studios have been the set of many Academy Award–winning movies.
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Rome
00:04:06 1 Etymology
00:05:13 2 History
00:05:22 2.1 Earliest history
00:07:00 2.1.1 Legend of the founding of Rome
00:07:56 2.2 Monarchy, republic, empire
00:19:49 2.3 Middle Ages
00:26:25 2.4 Early modern
00:31:19 2.5 Late modern and contemporary
00:34:47 3 Government
00:34:56 3.1 Local government
00:35:34 3.1.1 Administrative and historical subdivisions
00:37:37 3.2 Metropolitan and regional government
00:38:20 3.3 National government
00:38:56 4 Geography
00:39:05 4.1 Location
00:40:20 4.2 Topography
00:42:09 5 Climate
00:43:58 6 Demographics
00:47:18 6.1 Ethnic groups
00:48:37 7 Religion
00:51:12 7.1 Vatican City
00:52:56 7.2 Pilgrimage
00:55:30 8 Cityscape
00:55:39 8.1 Architecture
00:56:17 8.1.1 Ancient Rome
00:57:00 8.1.2 Medieval
00:57:55 8.1.3 Renaissance and Baroque
00:59:18 8.1.4 Neoclassicism
01:00:05 8.1.5 Fascist architecture
01:02:31 8.2 Parks and gardens
01:04:18 8.3 Fountains and aqueducts
01:05:44 8.4 Statues
01:07:03 8.5 Obelisks and columns
01:08:03 8.6 Bridges
01:09:28 8.7 Catacombs
01:10:19 9 Economy
01:14:34 10 Education
01:18:41 11 Culture
01:18:49 11.1 Entertainment and performing arts
01:20:23 11.2 Tourism
01:24:36 11.3 Fashion
01:25:17 11.4 Cuisine
01:27:14 11.5 Cinema
01:28:41 11.6 Language
01:32:21 12 Sports
01:35:17 13 Transport
01:41:02 14 International entities, organisations and involvement
01:43:46 15 International relations
01:43:56 15.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:44:30 15.2 Other relationships
01:44:41 16 Documentaries
01:45:02 17 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Rome (Latin and Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen)) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Famous artists, painters, sculptors and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the cit ...
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Rome (Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen); Latin: Roma [ˈroːma]) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,868,782 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilization and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi (Capital of the World). After the fall of the Western Empire, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, which had settled in the city since the 1st century AD, until in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued over four hundred years a coherent architectural and urban programme aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Famous artists, painters, sculptors and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the city. In 1871, Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, which, in 1946, became the Italian Republic.
Rome has the status of a global city. In 2016, Rome ranked as the 14th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. Its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum are among the world's most visited tourist destinations with both locations receiving millions of tourists a year, and the city hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics. Rome is the seat of several specialized agencies of the United Nations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The city hosts the headquarters of many international business companies, such as Eni, Enel, TIM, Leonardo S.p.A., and national and international banks such as Unicredit and BNL. Its business district, called EUR, is the base of many companies involved in the oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and financial services. Rome is also an important fashion and design centre thanks to renowned international brands centered in the city. Rome's Cinecittà Studios have been the set of many Academy Award–winning movies.
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My advice is this: Settle! That's right. Don't worry about passion or intense connection. Don't nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling Bravo! in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family, settling is the way to go. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, since many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year. (It's hard to maintain that level of zing when the conversation morphs into discussions about who's changing the diapers or balancing the checkbook.)
Obviously, I wasn't always an advocate of settling. In fact, it took not settling to make me realize that settling is the better option, and even though settling is a rampant phenomenon, talking about it in a positive light makes people profoundly uncomfortable. Whenever I make the case for settling, people look at me with creased brows of disapproval or frowns of disappointment, the way a child might look at an older sibling who just informed her that Jerry's Kids aren't going to walk, even if you send them money. It's not only politically incorrect to get behind settling, it's downright un-American. Our culture tells us to keep our eyes on the prize (while our mothers, who know better, tell us not to be so picky), and the theme of holding out for true love (whatever that is—look at the divorce rate) permeates our collective mentality.
Even situation comedies, starting in the 1970s with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and going all the way to Friends, feature endearing single women in the dating trenches, and there's supposed to be something romantic and even heroic about their search for true love. Of course, the crucial difference is that, whereas the earlier series begins after Mary has been jilted by her fiancé, the more modern-day Friends opens as Rachel Green leaves her nice-guy orthodontist fiancé at the altar simply because she isn't feeling it. But either way, in episode after episode, as both women continue to be unlucky in love, settling starts to look pretty darn appealing. Mary is supposed to be contentedly independent and fulfilled by her newsroom family, but in fact her life seems lonely. Are we to assume that at the end of the series, Mary, by then in her late 30s, found her soul mate after the lights in the newsroom went out and her work family was disbanded? If her experience was anything like mine or that of my single friends, it's unlikely.
And while Rachel and her supposed soul mate, Ross, finally get together (for the umpteenth time) in the finale of Friends, do we feel confident that she'll be happier with Ross than she would have been had she settled down with Barry, the orthodontist, 10 years earlier? She and Ross have passion but have never had long-term stability, and the fireworks she experiences with him but not with Barry might actually turn out to be a liability, given how many times their relationship has already gone up in flames. It's equally questionable whether Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, who cheated on her kindhearted and generous boyfriend, Aidan, only to end up with the more exciting but self-absorbed Mr. Big, will be better off in the framework of marriage and family. (Some time after the breakup, when Carrie ran into Aidan on the street, he was carrying his infant in a Baby Björn. Can anyone imagine Mr. Big walking around with a Björn?)