“Will you marry me?” AJ asked, his heart missing a timid beat. Susanne Love considered a moment before giggling a negative reply. “But…why?” AJ asked hopelessly. “Because you are ugly,” Susanne Love told him. “No I’m not,” AJ protested. “Because you are poor,” “No I’m not,” AJ protested again. “Because you are stupid,” AJ finally…

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I went on my first date when I was sixteen. He was ‘older’. I think, twenty. And we met at a pub where I was dancing, in true 90s style, with another girl. He knew her, thought I was ‘cute’ and asked for that sustenance of every prowling boy-an ‘intro’. It’s not like he wasn’t…

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