How Amy Tan met her husband Lou
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According to Amy Tan's husband Lou, it was "cluelessness at first sight."
According to Amy Tan's husband, Lou, it was "cluelessness at first sight." At first, Tan wasn't attracted to Lou because of his big muscles. "I always feel that the amount of muscle mass detracts from the mass in the brain."
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How Amy Tan met her husband Lou
Clip: 5/3/2021 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
According to Amy Tan's husband, Lou, it was "cluelessness at first sight." At first, Tan wasn't attracted to Lou because of his big muscles. "I always feel that the amount of muscle mass detracts from the mass in the brain."
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