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only adj. thats the dilemma isn't it? when you're single, there's the sadness and joy of only me. And when you're paired, there's the sadness and joy of only you.

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Dilemma
Thats
Sadness
Single
Joy
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motif, n. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you.
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Getting what you want is just as difficult as not getting what you want. Because then you have to figure out what to do with it instead of figuring out what to do without it.
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Every person is a possibility. The hopeless romantics feel it most acutely, but even for others, the only way to keep going is to see every person as a possibility.
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This is as much a part of my story as anything else. Friendship is love as much as any romance.
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I say good-bye to hope, but I also say good-bye to hope's disappointment.
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If you want to be loved, be a lovable. It's a good place to start.
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