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After a Miscarriage and a High-Risk Pregnancy, Bliss in Parenting
Elizabeth Higgins Clark and Lauren Pomerantz endured quite a bit of grief after their 2018 wedding. Despite times of doubt, loneliness and loss, their relationship remained strong.
The last time Elizabeth Higgins Clark’s family gathered for a celebratory event was at her wedding to Lauren Pomerantz on May 27, 2018.
Then came the unexpected bereavements, including a miscarriage.
“Over the past six years there have been wonderful gains, but severe losses, including the death of six family members,” Ms. Clark said. The first was Ms. Clark’s grandmother, the best-selling mystery author, Mary Higgins Clark, in 2020.
It was at her four-acre home in Saddle River, N.J., where the couple were married. Ms. Clark’s aunt, Marilyn C. Clark, a New Jersey Superior Court judge, officiated.
“I found a photo recently and I was the only living person in it, which was unsettling,” said Ms. Clark, 40. “I felt my own mortality.”
Like many couples, their relationship started with a swipe. In August 2015, Ms. Pomerantz, then 35, an Emmy-winning writer and producer, matched on Tinder with Ms. Clark, then 31, also a writer. Both grew up in New Jersey, about an hour away from each other, and were now living in Los Angeles. Ms. Pomerantz, now 44, was new to Tinder and newly out; Ms. Clark, was not new to either.
Over the next two years, their relationship moved thoughtfully. Cautiously. Wonderfully.
After their wedding in 2018, they returned to Los Angeles. Ms. Pomerantz continued writing for “The Ellen Show”; Ms. Clark for “Spinning Out,” a competitive figure skating drama for Netflix.
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