Josh McConnell has had the same conversation so often it’s starting to feel like he’s reading off a script.
He and his wife are gearing up to celebrate their first anniversary, the Toronto-based writer will tell a co-worker or acquaintance. “I thought you’d been married for years,” they respond.
Both things are true: McConnell and his partner married on Feb. 29, 2020, so this is the first year they’ll be able to celebrate on the same calendar day they were wed.
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