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I lost everyone I loved, I tell him. I wait for him to look at me, and then I add, The day I met you.

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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Connecticut
United States
Lost
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Look
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Mets
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Loved
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Everyone

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