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We found out a long time ago that we weren’t meant to fall in love with each other. But a part of me still fell in hope with him.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
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Still
Fell
Long
Weren
Time
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Love
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Fall
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