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Belonging. Togetherness. These words are as complicated and confusing as the word love. It’s probably all the same thing. Or it would be if we let it be. I can only guess from observation.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Love
Observation
Complicated
Guess
Probably
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Words
Togetherness
Thing
Confusing
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Belonging

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