George SaundersI guess I was sad that love was not real? Or not all that real, anyway? I guess I was sad that love could feel so real and the next minute be gone, and all because of something Abnesti was doing.
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Ever feel like you made the wrong choice, but the next day regret it? Maybe you felt like you were meant to be with someone, but the next day something happened and you never saw them again. It can be hard to tell what would have happened if the other person hadn’t acted the way they did. Trying to make sense of it can make you pretty sad. The quote above doesn’t really say what it means.
It is not talking about love at all. Love is one of those things that comes along and makes your life complete. It is that kind of thing that makes your life worth living.
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