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Lesbians, lance corporals compete for shortest engagements

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1552

WASHINGTON—According to a study released this week by the Partnership for Marriage, lesbians are in tough competition with Lance Corporals for the nation’s shortest engagements.

“We were surprised how quickly lesbian couples could go from meeting each other to marriage,” said Nancy Elder, a spokeswoman for the group. “But when we started researching Lance Corporals we found they had similar dating and marriage patterns.”

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