Introduction: Two single mothers try out new living arrangements.

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When Karen first started working with us, I didn't give her that much attention. She was quite a bit older than me, almost 30, and rather plain. She had a kid and a live-in boyfriend. Not exactly what a guy 2 years out of college, and fresh out of his first serious relationship would consider part of the talent pool.

Most of the 20 or so people in the office were older than I was, and they were often eager for news of my dating life; seemed like the whole lot of them lived vicariously through me....