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Kara was working at the bar on January 19 when she received a call from a woman who obviously had never been there before. But what could have been an awkward call ended up being a truly heartfelt moment.

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“People say whiskey is a complicated drink,” Toshiko said. “But for me, it’s a very simple drink — it just happens to be mixed with a lot of complicated feelings.”

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When you’re 22, you think your first love will be your only love. And that craft beers are a right of passage.

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When you said you didn’t want me to go and pulled me into the warmth of your chest and pressed your cheek to mine, I knew I could live there, make a home there. Because when you let me go, I felt a piece of me stay there, with you.

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When a woman tells you no, that is the end of the conversation. It does not continue. You don’t find a loophole or think it just means you’ve got to try a little harder.

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In twenty years, you won’t remember that you drunkenly spent $50 on drinks on a Saturday night—you’ll remember the ugly bathroom selfies with your best friends and dancing until the sun came up.

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Do not ignore her friends.

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If you go to a bar, and there isn’t a place for you to sit down, you’re not lasting longer than an hour.