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We knew they’d all turn around in a few years and want us more than we would want them.

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You navigated the impossible landscape of college hook-up politics together, and somehow, your relationship survived.

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He knows you’re pulling away so he holds you even tighter. You end hugs first and wonder if he knows you kiss him with a different mouth now. His insecurities begin to pop up and you hate yourself for it.

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His heart is still breaking for the girl before and I let him cry on my shoulder. I rub his back as he speaks about her. I only cry when I’m back in my car.

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“Oh yeah, everyone knows you like him.”

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I was a flawed human in love with another just as messy.

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We were just eighteen, so full of ideas and expectations. He was the only boy I’d ever let sleep in my bed.

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You leaned against the fence and told me about your family. I wanted to just kiss you and hug you and look at all those stupid, beautiful lights with you.

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There are certain sentences you don’t ever want to hear as you’re straddling someone in an empty hot tub at 3:15 in the morning.

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You have very little information to work on here, but trust your super sleuthing skills are about to shine bright like a diamond.