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But we have to find ways of compromising when we disagree on something. You know what compromise is, right? Uh-huh. It's when you don't get to have everything your way and I don't get to have everything my way, and no one's happy.

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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Sometimes you meet a really nice guy, but no matter how you try, you can’t seem to make yourself want him. But that’s not nearly as bad as when you meet the wrong guy, and you can’t make yourself not want him.
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