you find yourselves

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At the party, Ike says to Maggie's family and friends after they have blessed Maggie's couples in a humiliated way.

All right. We'll have a toast! To Maggie's family and friends. May you find yourselves......the bull's-eye of an easy target.

What is the meaning of "you find yourselves"?
Source: Runaway Bride (1999)
 

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May you find yourselves......the bull's-eye of an easy target.
I hope you'll be in a situation in which you are ... the bull's-eye of an easy target.
 

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Maggie and her future husband Bob. That is why Maggie's couples.
 

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Maggie and her future husband = one couple.
 

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And it's not Maggie's couple. You'll need to say Maggie and Bob, Maggie and her future husband, or the happy couple.

When should I use word "couples"?
 

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