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You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

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“She doesn't know what to call it—this free-falling sensation she feels every time she looks at Taylor, like her hands are closing again and again on emptiness—but she thinks she knows better than to call it love.”

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“When they got married, she could include them in her wedding vows: You were always there for me, always. You were always there for me, always. You were always there for me, always. They were the most beautiful words he'd ever heard.”

Love Fantasy Romantic Steadfast Deluded Delusional Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This

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“He had no faith in love's capacity to cause him anything but pain.”

Love Pain Guarded Disillusioned Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This

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“As Anna poured her heart out over the phone, Ted's own heart lit up like a solar flare. He wanted nothing more than to show Anna how he saw her: how beautiful and perfect she was in his eyes. He needed to let her know that he was going to carry that memory—that knowledge—of her inside him, so that no matter what happened between them, no matter how down she got on herself, he could do this for her: he could love her, selflessly and unceasingly, with total commitment and purity, for the rest of his life. An hour later, Anna sniffled. 'Thank you for listening, Ted,' she said. 'It really means a lot to me.' I would die for you, Ted thought. 'No problemo,' Ted said.”

Love Unconditional Love Unspoken Understatement Declaration Of Love Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This

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“He unrequitedly loved Anna; Anna unrequitedly loved Marco; Marco probably unrequitedly loved some rando none of them had ever met. The world was pitiless. Nobody had any power over anyone else.”

Love Relationships Unfair Unrequited Love Love Triangle Pattern Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This Vicious Cycle

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