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You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.

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Melissa de la Cruz
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 7
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City of Manila
Hurt
Happiness
Cannot
Someone
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Thinking

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