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Maybe it's just me but I would suspect that a man trying to impress a woman would be more likely to bring out the steak - I killed this for you, now I'm grilling it for you.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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