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being with someone for over a year can mean that you love them … but it can also mean you’re trapped.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Trapped
Year
Someone
Also
Mean
Years
Love

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