Modern Couple
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Paul Armstrong is quite successful in the business world and isn't afraid to let others know it, including his wife. Alice, meanwhile, struggles to break in as a wedding photography, barely making a penny, with the world's actual worst boss. Together, all in all, Alice and Paul live a pretty comfortable little life with plans for expansion (of the family).
But their plan is thrown askew when Paul suddenly loses his job and Alice's career path takes its own unexpected twist.
What will Paul do with his time now that he's unemployed for the first time in his life?
How will Alice deal with the new dynamics at both work AND home?
Can the Armstrongs survive the twists and turns that come with their roles being reversed?
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