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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:31 AM
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Did you ever meet someone by accident.....
Someone totally unexpected that just breezed into your life that you know for certain has the potential to change everything about you from here on out....

Have you......

That this person makes you look a life in a different way....

That this person is good, kind, big hearted and willing to look over all your faults and historic blunders, which you of course have shared completely in a bold attempt to let the truth speak out, to let there be no surprises and yet this person still accepts you for what they see is the real inner you.....

Has that ever happened to you......

I wanna know....

I have to know....

Cause it may have happened to me....

Right now....
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:34 AM
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1. Fairly frequently. Rotten with faces, I've often "met" strangers who
looked familiar.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:35 AM
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2. no

However - It sounds interesting for you.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:36 AM
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3. Intense and potentially life altering.....
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:41 AM
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6. Every encounter has that potential.

Everyone who touches our lives changes us a little. I know you well enough to understand that you're talking about love ~
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:43 AM
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7. Love, perhaps.... But a lasting love.....
Something that will grow upon itself, sustain itself and endure....

I think....
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 03:06 AM
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12. Love is in the air.
enjoy the warmth it brings into your heart :hug:

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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:38 AM
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4. Yep, I have.
This person has not only helped me see life in a different way, but has helped me see MYSELF in a different way, helped me ACCEPT parts of myself that I've long tried to hide away because of disapproval from others. And this person accepts me for who I am. It's a wonderful gift.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:40 AM
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5. This particular person has floated in and out of my life since
2004... When I was in Rehab after coming out of a coma....

Abd then, it all changed.....
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:48 AM
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8. Sometimes it happens that way, whether that person turns out
to be an incredible friend, or the very best lover/partner for us. It is amazing to me when that happens, when people come into our lives and touch us in a profound way.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:51 AM
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9. I guess that is what makes taking chances on people is all about...
I mean, finding someone like that, who touches something deep and primoral, is rare indeed....

But I would not have met her had I been shut in on myself....

Funny, we went to the same skating rink when we were kids, every Sunday Afternoon....

We must have seen each other...

We also hung out at a teenage dance place where the Rasberries and Alice Cooper played...

We both went...

It's almost a case of serendipity.....
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:54 AM
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10. I love serendipity.
The "chance" meeting or interaction that has an amazing impact on your life.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 02:55 AM
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11. Yea.... It looks like a chance will be taken on both parts.....
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 03:18 AM
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13. Yes
It is an amazing thing, isn't it?

:hug:
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 03:19 AM
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14. Hi Kitchey!
It truly IS amazing!
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 03:41 AM
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16. I think it is Karma in action!
:hi:
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spuddonna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 03:32 AM
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15. Yes, and I married him...
I was hurrying out of my brother's fraternity house to get to a class with my roommate, and we were busy talking about something. I looked up and this gorgeous, blond haired man locked eyes with me. He was with one of the older brothers I knew from the house, but I hadn't seen him before. They were heading into the fraternity house as we were leaving it.

As we both continued walking, each of us turned around so that we were walking backwards, staring at each other, smiling like idiots, until his friend and he disappeared into the frat house. It only lasted for about 10-15 seconds...

I asked my roomie if she knew who he was, but she had no idea.

I went back to the house after class and found my brother, and I looked at the pictures of all the frat brothers but couldn't find any pictures that matched the man I'd seen! I won't bore you with the details, but after a week of searching, we eventually found each other.

We've been inseperable ever since. That was in 1988. We've been married for 16 yrs come July. :)
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:54 PM
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48. I love that story....
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spuddonna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 10:57 PM
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52. Me too! lol
I know that I am a very lucky lady... I hope this person that has come into your life brings as much happiness as I have found with my husband... peace! :hug:
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 04:23 AM
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17. Yes
And...yes....whoa!


And that's all I have to say about that...




...for now.
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 05:21 AM
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18. lucky you
enjoy
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 05:24 AM
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19. yeah, but I am not sure it was a good thing
She breezed into town and suddenly became my best friend, but then I redirected my life, thinking that I had a shot at friends and romance (not with her because she made the 'just friends' plain quite quickly and I disengaged to keep from being destroyed when she blew out of town again as she planned to (and did), plus we had some ridiculous fight because she went berserk about a phrase I used and refused to let it die).

So anyway, my life kinda got turned upside down, or by 90 degrees or something and it is hard to tell if I am now better off. I kinda wish I had kept doing what I was doing, but who knows?
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:43 PM
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40. But you can;t live with the regret.....
What if she had been your Princess Bride.....
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 05:25 AM
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20. great, a double post
Edited on Sun May-14-06 05:32 AM by hfojvt
although I might quibble about this:

"That this person is good, kind, big hearted and willing to look over all your faults and historic blunders, which you of course have shared completely in a bold attempt to let the truth speak out, to let there be no surprises and yet this person still accepts you for what they see is the real inner you....."

She did not look over all my faults, was, in fact, overly critical in many ways, and yet she quickly became a better friend than most of the rest of the people in town who I had known much longer. It seemed like she appreciated me in ways that other people did not.
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miss_american_pie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 09:28 AM
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21. Yes
Good luck. :hi:
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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 09:42 AM
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22. I think there's a difference between
Looking over your faults and accepting you for who you are.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 04:43 PM
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36. That's very true and very perseptive.....
As I knew you would be.....
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 10:01 AM
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23. Happened to me?
No. But, it's the stuff dreams (and Lifetime Movies) are made of. I can't wait to hear the details. Sounds like destiny my friend!

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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 04:42 PM
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35. Yea, the Lifetime Movies......
Watching one now.....

Only it's on Hallmark.....
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gollygee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 10:18 AM
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24. Yes and we're going on 8 years of marriage
:D
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 10:19 AM
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25. Indeed I have........
And it is everything you say it is......:hug:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 10:23 AM
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26. Yes, in every place I have lived.
I have prayed that no matter what my church situation would be, that God would provide me with that special friendship/relationship that would sustain me and give me hope.

I haven't been disappointed yet.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:51 PM
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46. The Friend part is the best part.....
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 10:25 AM
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27. My wife.
There was a lot of "accident" in it.

She is the finest lover, friend, mother and family I could ever have had.

I hope she knows how much I love her.
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alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 11:24 AM
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28. No, or at least, not yet
But I am not a trusting person; I am suspicious of anyone who says nice things to me or does nice things for me; I have to wonder what their ulterior motive is. Sorry, just been burned too many times to believe in this.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 11:26 AM
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29. well...yes, but not to that extent...
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 11:36 AM
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30. I don't know what you mean by accident
I have met people sort of like that at school, at camp, at work, at church, from a support group, friends and relatives of people who I already know. I tend never to see people again that I just run into at stores, restaurants, etc.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:46 PM
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41. This person was assisting an older patient in my PT
and Respitory Therapy...

We connected but her charge died and I never saw her again....

Then, like magic, she is working at a place I am at least three four times a week...

It took about another eight months...

But then, neither of us could deny that there was something there there.....
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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 09:05 PM
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51. Are you still married?
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 11:36 AM
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31. Yes.
That's why it is important to give yourself permission to open up to people. You never ever know what kind of treasures are out there.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 04:41 PM
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34. Give yourself permission....
I really like that...

Even though, when you get right down to it, it sounds a little like "psycho-Babble..."

But, it's really true......
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 05:17 PM
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37. It's a pretty potent thing to meet someone who you know would
change your life. Most of us instinctively close up to that kind of possibility. An internal protective device that is a good thing. Sometimes we have to give ourselves "permission" to lower that protective screen in order to enter into new and life changing relationships. Some people just don't ever want to take the risk. I say, trust your instincts.

I'm a pretty un-psycho-babble type of person, but I've got quite a few mileage years on me so I'm speaking from experience. :)
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 05:30 PM
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38. Well I appreciate that....
Too many people avoid what is good for them simply because it is against standards or what ever.....

But still, it is an interesting thing that is happening right now.....

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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 04:23 PM
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32. Is this the woman you PMd me about?
I wish you much happiness, Chris. :hug:
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 04:30 PM
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33. Absolutely! I met my other half in a bar one Monday night....That same
week, I told my two best friends that I'd found the one real love of my life (I'd NEVER said anything like that before). 17 years later we're still together and life is so incredibly good!

I really hope its happening for you-there's nothing sweeter!
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 05:37 PM
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39. I thought I did.
It was all fake, and I was used. Now, I'm incredibly wary of thinking that again.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:48 PM
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43. Yea, but what if the next time.....
It is the time....

I think that too many people have a bad experience or a sparkless relationship and then feel safe, content....

You have to throw the dice sometimes....

And when you do....

Sometime you loose...

But sometime you hit the jackpot...

I'm 48 years old...

Snake eyes have come more often than I care to admit....

I'm still rattlin' the ivory and chuckin' the cubes cause you just never know....
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:53 PM
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47. I don't know...
Edited on Sun May-14-06 09:00 PM by ZombieNixon
I'm going to have a hard time opening up for a while. I've put up a big wall against letting people in, I can feel it. Especially now because I'm still feeling emotionally fragile...hell, she's probably boinking the other guy right now as I type.

If true love comes once in a lifetime, then she'd better not show up within the next four months or so because I won't realize it.

I would think that most people don't sleep with and then alienate one of their closest friends within the course of two months.

I can say with some certainty that this experience has definitely changed my life...but not for the better, I'm afraid. :(
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:59 PM
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50. Well, just keep an open mind....
Look at people...

They will look back...

And then, you never know...

My heart has been kicked around so many times....

But still....
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:46 PM
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42. No
Not yet
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:51 PM
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44. Keep tryin'.....
But the way you play that guitar....

I don;t think you have any trouble in that department....
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Ramsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:51 PM
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45. Yes, definitely
I met my soulmate, a person that I just felt I had always known. He's been hard to hold on to, but he's still in my life, on the periphery.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 08:55 PM
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49. Don't let him go......
A soulmate may have nothing to do with Romance
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