He felt, rather than saw, her chin lift toward him. But instead of pulling her hand from his grip and turning away, she tightened her own fingers and unceremoniously, unexpectedly, threw herself down the incline, dragging him with her. Dragging him with her!

V.S. Carnes
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When you’re seized by the desire to be with someone, sometimes you’ll get so caught up in your feelings that you’ll forget about the consequences. One of the most common consequences is embarrassment. You might get so caught up in your emotions that you don’t think of all the possible ways that situation could go wrong:

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