“My decade-long crush on him evaporated in an instant.”

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"We met our respective current spouses soon after, and worked together for another 12 years. I was right to pass on her, but sometimes still feel disappointed. She wasn't the one who got away, but I lost the person I thought she was."

"I'm pretty sure he knew his words had offended me, which is why he kept trying to contact me. Eventually, I just blocked him. My decade-long crush on him evaporated in an instant."

"I felt a deep sense of loss. I waited until she was home from the hospital before I dumped her."

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