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01c. 1972 AD

True love is supposed to make you into a better person-uplift you.

Emily Giffin / quote

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02c. 1972 AD

He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.

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03c. 1972 AD

I realize thirty is just a number, that you're only as old as you feel and all that. I also realize that in the grand scheme of things, thirty is still young. But it's not that young.

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04c. 1972 AD

I'm glad you were both here," I finally manage, thinking how strange it is to be standing with the two people who made you, something most kids take for granted every day of their lives.

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05c. 1972 AD

I'll remind you of that someday , Maura says. "when you're married to a man who once looked into your eyes and promised to forsake all others. I'll remind of that after you've just had his baby and you have postpartum depression and feel as fat as cow and you are pumping milk into a plastic containers in the middle of the night while he's running around with some twenty-two-years old named Lissette. I'll remind you of that. Maura to Jess.

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06c. 1972 AD

and more important, did he love me as much as he once loved me?

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07c. 1972 AD

You can only control your own actions. Not other people’s reactions.

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08c. 1972 AD

The feeling I have reminds me of New Year’s Eve, when the countdown is coming and I’m not quite sure whether to grab my camera or just live in the moment. Usually I grab the camera and later regret it when the picture doesn’t turn out. Then I feel enormously let down and think to myself that the night would have been more fun if it didn’t mean quite so much, if I weren’t forced to analyze where I’ve been and where I’m going.

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09c. 1972 AD

Looking back, I question whether I really loved Nate, or just the security of our relationship. I wonder if my feelings for him didn’t have a lot to do with hating my job. From the bar exam through that first hellish year as an associate, Nate was my escape. And sometimes that can feel an awful lot like love.

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10c. 1972 AD

I don’t know. She was a sweet girl. As sweet as they come. I don’t know why I didn’t love her. It’s something you can’t really control.

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11c. 1972 AD

I review my three boyfriends, the three men I slept with in my twenties, searching for a common thread. Nothing. No consistent features, coloring, stature, personality. But one theme does emerge: they all picked me. And then dumped me. I played the passive role. Waiting for Hunter and then settling for Joey. Waiting to feel more for Nate. Then waiting to feel less. Waiting for Alec to go away and leave me in peace. And now Dex. My number four. And I am still waiting. For all of this to blow over. For his September wedding. For someone who gives me that tingly feeling as I watch him sleeping in...

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12c. 1972 AD

Why is a Christmas tree better than a man? Because it stays up, has cute balls, and looks good with the lights on!

Emily Giffin / quote

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13c. 1972 AD

You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can wind up focusing on misleading factors. Stuff that has really has more to do with personality- the fact that some people are simply more expressive or emotional or needy in a relationship. But beyond such smokescreens, the answer is there. Love is seldom- almost never -even proposition. Someone always loves more.

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14c. 1972 AD

Change can be good but its always tough to let go of the past

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15c. 1972 AD

What if two people want to be your partner, then what?

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16c. 1972 AD

His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.

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17c. 1972 AD

I looked at my friend, overwhelmed with confusion. Unsure of what April should do. What I should do. What a strong woman would do. In fact, the only thing that I am certain of is that there are no easy answers, and that anyone who says there are has never been in our shoes.

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18c. 1972 AD

desperately wanting to define what's in the air between us but unwilling to make the first move

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19c. 1972 AD

Someday being with Dex will be a distant memory. This fact makes me sad too. Its the initial stages of grief that seem to be worst but in some ways, Its sadder as time goes by and you consider how much they're missed in your life.

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20c. 1972 AD

We both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own." -- Leo

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21c. 1972 AD

No, scratch the word "career." Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck.

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22c. 1972 AD

Would they retreat or move forward? Could they do this thing they were on the verge of doing? Did they have it in them to make a wrong decision just because it felt right?

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23c. 1972 AD

Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!

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24c. 1972 AD

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

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