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He thought about the next time he would laugh with her and then the next. He found himself often thinking about the future, even before the present wa...more

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Lasting love has to be built on mutual regard and respect. It is about seeing the other person. I am very interested in relationships and, when I watc...more

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She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her like herself. With him...more

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Soon," he said in his letter. They said "soon" to each other often, and "soon" gave their plan the weight of something real.

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I don't want to be a sweetheart. I want to be the fucking love of your life," Curt said with a force that startled her.

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Is love this misguided need to have you beside me most of the time? Is love this safety I feel in our silences? Is it this belonging, this completenes...more

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And it's wrong of you to think that love leaves room for nothing else. It's possible to love something and still condescend to it.