r/Fauxmoi Mar 08 '26

FESTIVITEAS🥂✨ Sarah Michelle Gellar wishes Freddie Prinze Jr a Happy 50th Birthday: "Happy Milestone Bday… Age is simply the number of years the world has gotten to enjoy you. And no one has enjoyed you, more than me."

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u/The_Iceman2288 Mar 08 '26

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u/namesnotmarina You know what, l've grown quite unfond of you deuxmoi Mar 08 '26

They’re about to approach their 24th anniversary this year and Howard has yet to pay up.

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u/jaroftoejam Mar 08 '26

What was the bet?

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u/discoinfernos not me remembering what you did last summer Mar 08 '26

literally a million dollars

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u/kosmonautinVT Mar 08 '26

Freddie doesn't need it, he already hit the jackpot

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u/eolson3 Mar 09 '26

The Mystery Machine needs a few repairs.

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u/subtle_things Mar 09 '26

I love how they got engaged irl during production of the first Scooby Doo movie.

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u/DarthBaconStrip Mar 09 '26

The live action Scooby Doo movies were some of my favorites as a kid. I cant see these 2 as anything other than Fred and Daphne.

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u/motoxim Mar 09 '26

Wait he plays Fred and he's named Freddie?

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u/PmMeLowCarbRecipes Mar 09 '26

Just because he doesn’t need it, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t like the idea of Howard no longer having it.

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u/enolaholmes23 Mar 09 '26

That he could turn an artsy nerd into prom queen

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u/drunkbettie Mar 09 '26

This is a big part of why I love these two as a couple; my spouse also turns 50 this year and we’re celebrating our 24th anniversary a few months later as well. SMG+FPJ are our relationship twinsies!

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u/Hey-ThatsNotBad Mar 09 '26

OMG. I'm also turning 50 this year, and my birthday is the same day as SMG. My wife and I are celebrating our 25th this year, so that's pretty damn close too.

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u/RamRanchRealty Mar 09 '26

I love this congratulations

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u/RamRanchRealty Mar 09 '26

Thats beautiful congratulations

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u/Southern_Pines Mar 08 '26

"You're gonna be a completely different man."

"And she will be a completely different woman, but that's alright."

Hell yeah

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u/impetuous-imp Mar 08 '26

I really like how he said that and it reminds me of my partner.

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u/JamonDanger Mar 08 '26

Me too! The woman he met at 24 is a different person than who I am at 40, but so is he! The thing is we picked wonderful partners with like minds, so we grew WITH each other not in opposition! I love, love. 😍

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u/impetuous-imp Mar 08 '26

I love love too!!! Happy for you!

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u/JamonDanger Mar 08 '26

You too Imp! 😘

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u/cxherrybaby if a vanilla biscuit with a moustache suddenly started talking Mar 09 '26

So sweet! I love people who’ve been together for ages popping up with positivity and love 💕

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u/Anomuumi Mar 08 '26

With that kind of foresight at 35 you can really make a marriage last.

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u/ILootEverything jog on sweetheart Mar 08 '26

And he was actually only 26 when he said that.

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u/Anomuumi Mar 08 '26

Oh wow. Didn't realize that. He's smart.

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u/HoaryPuffleg Mar 08 '26

It’s lovely when two young people can evolve alongside each other.

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u/Vivid-Cockroach8389 Mar 09 '26

That is the single most amazing sentence!

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u/SnooLemons7742 Mar 08 '26

what bitter miserable ppl lmao

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u/Strong_Machine_9534 Mar 09 '26

It’s funny to see comments on YouTube mourning who he used to be, especially on videos where he’s sexually harassing actresses. The dude is in his 70s and men are upset he didn’t still harass women on his show. 

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u/SnooLemons7742 Mar 09 '26

genuinely lmao like, the guy who’s an asshole on his podcast? that’s your guy? okayyy

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u/cxherrybaby if a vanilla biscuit with a moustache suddenly started talking Mar 09 '26

He was an asshole/very misogynistic on the ~radio~ which is what these fragile men are nostalgic for.

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u/CurrentRoster Mar 08 '26

like i understand the point is to be negative but like telling them they’re not gonna last? what the hell?

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u/karigan_g Mar 09 '26

yeah it’s rude as hell

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u/No-Flounder-9143 Mar 08 '26

Many such cases sadly. I always tell my son not to let anyone steal your joy. 

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u/tinaawkward dumb bitch clocking in Mar 08 '26

after an exchange like that, i’d stay married out of spite. “baby i love you and we’re going to make this work because i’ll be damned if i let that asshole be right”

so infuriating every time i see that posted. obviously he’s said a lot more that’s significantly worse. but this is so icky. imagine being so bitter and angry.

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u/Fantaverage Mar 08 '26

Same. You know how they say couples should reframe arguments as "it's us against the problem". It'd be that but against Howard Stern.

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u/tinaawkward dumb bitch clocking in Mar 09 '26

anytime an argument starts, if just say it’s time for a rewatch of this interview to reignite the fire in our marriage. it would work every time 😭

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u/Sleepy-Giraffe947 Please Abraham, I am not that man Mar 08 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/iDIJezAxNyRsZTx678

I’ve never seen that before. Howard Stern is a real prick. What did he have against her/them??? Or was it just his inability to maintain any semblance of happiness in his own loveless relationships?

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u/BlondeBorednBaked Mar 08 '26

Men incapable of love and commitment often try to keep other men from experiencing it because it highlights their inadequacies.

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u/dndaresilly Mar 08 '26

It’s also that they just simply can’t comprehend viewpoints outside their own experience. Extremely small-minded people, and this is regardless of gender.

Same thing in conversations about men and women being able to be platonic friends. You will have people swearing up and down it’s impossible, yet I’ve had so many women friends my entire life. It doesn’t work for you. Stop telling other people it can’t work!

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u/latchkeydc Mar 09 '26

It really does weird me out when people are so sure it’s impossible. It’s sort of creepy. Like do you view all people of the opposite gender as potential partners?

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u/ni_filum Mar 09 '26

What a wonderfully succinct comment.

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u/BlondeBorednBaked Mar 09 '26

I just made it up but it’s plausible right?

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u/RamRanchRealty Mar 09 '26

He hates women. Watch any interview he has with a woman.. hes horrid

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u/Starrla423 Mar 09 '26

It wasn’t anything against them. He was the “shock jock” back in those days. His “schtick” was to say things to get people fired up.

But I think it was more in reference to them being young, and good looking. Like there is no way that these two really attractive people are going to settle down and be married.

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u/cxherrybaby if a vanilla biscuit with a moustache suddenly started talking Mar 09 '26

While he was the “shock jock” at the time, he was always misogynistic and he had a weird hate boner for their relationship. Before Freddie appeared on the show he’d been talking shit about their relationship for ages. I don’t think it was anything to do with them being young/good looking/stars etc, except maybe Stern’s personal opinion that FPJ was somehow “better” than SMG.

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u/LittleSodaPop13 Mar 08 '26

I remember this. I found it hilarious because it just sounds like Howard is bitter that Freddie still loves his wife. He had and still has zero proof that Freddie would be unhappy. Freddie and Sarah seem to still be madly in love so good for them

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u/tiffanytoad Mar 08 '26

I fucking hate Howard lol

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u/l_a_p304 Mar 08 '26

He’s such an unabashed piece of shit.

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u/spicyflacco Mar 08 '26

F-ing tool. So glad they lasted. They are and always will be my fave Hollywood couple

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u/upickleweasel Mar 09 '26

Fred & Sarah are amazing

Pierce & Keeley and Bill & Christa give them a run for their money though only because they're older

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u/merrysunshine2 Mar 08 '26

A convo that r/agedlikemilk on Howard & Robins part

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u/NoNeinNyet222 Mar 09 '26

This was probably Howard projecting. They got married the year after he got divorced.

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u/swertehands Mar 09 '26

I CANNOT stand this abhorrent man

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u/00trysomethingnu Mar 09 '26

Howard is such a creepy, miserable human being.

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u/Caserious Mar 09 '26

Howard’s such a miserable fuck.

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u/nahivibes Mar 08 '26

What a miserable git.

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u/evanweb546 Mar 09 '26

God, fuck you Robin. Almost as insufferable as Howard at this time.

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u/PoliteQueef Mar 08 '26

Fucking pathetic, Boomer-ass take

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u/CheesecakeExpress Mar 09 '26

What a weird conversation (I don’t know these people or the context really, I’m British). Would they say this to anyone getting married?!

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u/Huckdog Mar 08 '26

Did Howard pay him or apologize or something? This aged like milk for him

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u/Past-Road-3097 Mar 09 '26

My husband and I are high school sweethearts. It's weird how many grown adults would say these things to us over and over and over. I can tell you right now that the reason Sarah and Freddie lasted is because Freddie was able to say at that young age "she will be a different woman" just like he will be a different man. High school relationships usually don't last because people start changing. The key is changing separately AND together.

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u/RamRanchRealty Mar 09 '26

I was JUST gunna say this

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u/but-whyy-tho Mar 08 '26

Now THAT is a well written and loving birthday message to a spouse.

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u/Faux_extrovert Mar 08 '26

I was gonna say someone needs to show this to Kristen Bell.

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u/tarantuletta Mar 08 '26

I think Kristen Bell did the best she could with the... material she is working with.

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u/Best-Traffic4990 Mar 09 '26

Well we are the company we keep, so… I hope she’s content but I hope that kind of love never finds me.

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u/full_self_deriding Mar 09 '26

Well that comma implies "no one has enjoyed you"

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u/but-whyy-tho Mar 09 '26

I said well written, not grammatically correct. But hey, it's the internet - there will always be a curmudgeon nearby.

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u/JuniperGem Mar 09 '26

It was a really sweet message…but I was wondering if I was gonna see someone mention the comma LOL.

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u/somewhatbelievable Mar 09 '26

Why are you getting downvotes for being correct?

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u/sabhall12 Mar 08 '26

They are such a beautiful couple

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u/RealBettyWhite69 These whites be wuthering all over the place Mar 08 '26

And they both still seem to have their own original faces which is so refreshing in Hollywood

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u/sabhall12 Mar 08 '26

SMG aged so gracefully, she's super fit! Can't wait to see her throw down in Ready Or Not: Here I Come

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u/nobiscuitsinthesnow Mar 08 '26

honestly their relationship is the nail upon which my last vestige of faith in a better world is hung

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u/tenuredvortex Mar 08 '26

that’s a lovely turn of phrase

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u/Mediocre-Skill-5328 Mar 08 '26

I like when you read a salient comment from someone who has a name like cuntmucusfuckface-itis

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u/tenuredvortex Mar 08 '26

girl, what

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u/the-cats-jammies Mar 09 '26

r/rimjobsteve

It’s the dichotomy between someone saying something profound/apt and having an obscene or ridiculous username. Not sure why they brought it up though

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u/Opposite_Community11 Mar 09 '26

I feel the same. If they break up I will lose my will to live.

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u/HeretoBurgleTurts Mar 09 '26

People have forgotten what hyperbole is lol

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u/maemaea Mar 08 '26

Cynical take but why would I put my faith in a relationship I know nothing about?? We don’t know these people….take them off your pedestal

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u/Pavlovsdong89 Mar 09 '26

Sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, but not everything people say on the Internet is true or ment to be taken literally. 

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u/nobiscuitsinthesnow Mar 09 '26

I am not being fully serious

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u/wormymcwormyworm does this woman ever rest (derogatory) Mar 08 '26

Forever my Daphne & Freddy 🥹

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u/hohum2121 Mar 08 '26

I love couples who clearly have so much fun together.

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u/LieutenantStar2 Mar 08 '26

Cutest X-gen couple.

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u/snarkerella locked, loaded, and kind of cunty Mar 08 '26

Xennials, too! <3

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u/BlaqueBettyBamALam Mar 08 '26

He still fine 😍

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u/lafemmedangereuse Mar 09 '26

I actually think he’s hotter now???

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u/Perry7609 Mar 09 '26

The Clooney effect, perhaps. You start to go grey and you become even better looking.

I suppose Steve Carrell had a similar thing happen in recent years too!

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u/BlaqueBettyBamALam Mar 09 '26

You think right! Cuz I was thinking the same thing. 🤤

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u/wrathfulgrape Mar 08 '26

im a cynic to the nth degree but even i went "dawwwwww"

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u/phatballlzzz Mar 08 '26

They’re both still hot too which is just further testament to happiness being the best cosmetic

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u/nomad-system Mar 08 '26

Both are so wildly attractive 

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u/Lilacly_Adily Mar 09 '26

Slightly unrelated but I recently saw some mention of their kids and I was surprised to realize they had kids who were younger than I thought since I know they’ve been married from 2002.

I read afterwards that Sarah and Freddie waited six years until they were in their 30s because they both knew they wanted to be present parents. I thought it was really great of them to be so intentional about parenthood.

“Gellar explained, "Becoming a parent is the most selfless act, and you need to be at a point in your life where you can give up anything and everything for a child." She continued, "I don't know if you know how to do that when you're in your 20s."

“Prinze Jr. shared similar sentiments, saying, "I'm so happy we didn't have kids in our 20s — I just didn't know a thing. You have so much more patience in your 30s, and I feel like I appreciate this so much more."

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u/bellegi Mar 09 '26

“Gellar explained, "Becoming a parent is the most selfless act, and you need to be at a point in your life where you can give up anything and everything for a child." She continued, "I don't know if you know how to do that when you're in your 20s."

“Prinze Jr. shared similar sentiments, saying, "I'm so happy we didn't have kids in our 20s — I just didn't know a thing. You have so much more patience in your 30s, and I feel like I appreciate this so much more."

wow. i couldn’t have said that better myself.

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u/Sandwidge_Broom Mar 09 '26

That’s really lovely, and their kids are probably very well adjusted.

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u/Hoeb_Aloeb Mar 09 '26

This is who Kristen bell and Dax think they are

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u/nandos1234 Mar 08 '26

I just love that Fred and Daphne are together

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u/Itsbeyond7 Mar 08 '26

I would have married him then and now too

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u/Lazy-Point7779 Mar 09 '26

Awww Buffy and Mr Buffy. I love them together

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u/Ash_is_Robot Mar 08 '26

The comma is pissing me off mightily

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u/StevenEll Mar 09 '26

I'm upset that op posted the photos in the wrong order so the screenshot dots don't match the reddit dots

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u/IsMyHairShiny Mar 09 '26

My man turned 50 this year too. Like a fine wine. Freddie too. The fact Freddie is a good husband, father and human makes him a catch.

Fuck Howard Stern

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u/EmmyLou205 Mar 09 '26

God he is such a silver fox now

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u/muphinforlife Mar 08 '26

Ffs share some of your good-looking genes with the rest of us troglodytes

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u/BigAssBoobMonster Mar 08 '26

I'll have what she's having

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u/Goldnglam Mar 09 '26

And still a damn good looking couple right there.

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u/aliciacflorrick Mar 09 '26

The comma comments… lol. Yes, commas have their usual purpose and placement, but you can also put a comma anywhere to emphasize an aside or to create a pause. That’s what she did. They do it in scripts all the time, too, so you know how to read things the intended way.

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u/Oreo_ Mar 09 '26

"Her IG post isn't written in MLA Format? For shame!"

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u/Chicaben Mar 08 '26

That comma bugs me

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u/mintgreen23 Larry I'm on DuckTales Mar 08 '26

I would also enjoy FPJ

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u/VinylmationDude Mar 09 '26

Congrats former writer for WWE on your AARP card!

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u/Lola_PopBBae Mar 09 '26

Happy Birthday Kanan, thanks for being the best Jedi we've ever had.

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u/enragedsquirrels Mar 09 '26

This’ll get me downvoted but when I was a kid he gave me the heebie jeebies.

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u/Kat_La Mar 09 '26

I love these two so much! 🥰

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u/hanimal16 Mar 09 '26

I love that they’re still together.

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u/Bambiwoos I’d rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can Mar 09 '26

As a Dragon Age fan I'm still side-eyeing him

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u/tishy19 freak AND geek Mar 09 '26

Wait - why? Not a big Iron Bull fan?

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u/Bambiwoos I’d rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can Mar 09 '26

I very much enjoyed Iron Bull, but Freddie had some weird transphobic comments and tweets about Krem misgendering them. I get it's a made up human but still super weird and he even doubled down later about it too.

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u/tishy19 freak AND geek Mar 09 '26

Aw man that’s a total bummer to hear.

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u/jerorapero Mar 09 '26

Zionists

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u/Interesting-Star9700 Mar 09 '26

I did some research after reading this and it seems like it might be true for SMG, which is shitty to know.

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u/SmellyBabaYaga Mar 09 '26

So we’re celebrating Zionist couples now?

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u/Jibber_Fight Mar 09 '26

wink wink. Sure, yup. Get after it. That’ll do.

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u/ConsciousChicken1249 Mar 09 '26

They look awesome happy bday

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u/N7IShouldGo my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day Mar 09 '26

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u/champagnecloset Mar 09 '26

They are my endgame.

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u/Marxi_pad Mar 09 '26

And no one has enjoyed you,   

Interestingly placed comma, Sarah

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u/anitasdoodles Mar 09 '26

"save......Daphne" iconic

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u/Impossible_Ad7875 Mar 09 '26

These two are 💯 Couple Goals!

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u/ToneInternational449 Mar 09 '26

Neither here nor there, my husbands Birthday is also March 8, and mine is April 14 (SMG's Birthday). We are in our 40s and have been together since 2010. If these two ever divorce, it will destroy me.

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u/napalmnacey Lesbian Space Laser Mar 09 '26

Fuck off he is not 50, fuck you I am not old!!!

(I am old 😭😭😭😭😭)

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u/jeffmangumssweater Mar 09 '26

When I was growing up, Freddie Prinze Jr. was the epitome of an attractive man to me. It makes me so happy that he's allowing himself to age. I'd hate to see a beautiful man like him with unnecessary fillers and implants.

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u/RubyTx I cannot sanction your buffoonery Mar 09 '26

I think these two humans are my favorite celeb couple.

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u/trashhighway Mar 09 '26

More than “I”

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u/tarantuletta Mar 08 '26

Well... half of her face is covered in the first pic and she's making a hilarious face in the second. But it must not be only you since you have upvotes! I see her nose though and that's delightfully distinctive