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Don’t stay single because you’re scared of falling in love. Because you’re scared of getting attached. Because you’re scared of something real.

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She’s scared you’re going to leave because that’s what she knows, that’s what’s familiar.

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We want to be anything but committed and we definitely don’t want to be single.

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Because the only thing scarier than getting it wrong, is getting it so right you suddenly have something to lose.

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We made love on the floor. It was – words will make it sound banal – I was going to write “ardent and playful,” but that sounds awfully dumb. Somewhere near the end of it, Ronna said, “I’m not as young as I used to be,” and I laughed.

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I say that I’m emotionally damaged. I joke that the part of my brain that releases oxytocin has gone on a permanent sabbatical. I nod along when people tote the, “You just haven’t met the right person” banner while I silently disagree.