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But I think if it's the right person, you wouldn't have to work so hard at intimacy. I think—hope—it would just happen naturally. Otherwise, opening up to the wrong person... I made a face. Like putting ammo in their hands.

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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