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a humbling date took the edge off my career high

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Shon Faye
Feb 24, 2025
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This weekend two unrelated things happened that, in concert, seemed to sing with cosmic meaning: my book about love became a national bestseller and I got stood up by a date. The irony is that just as I am deep in promotion of a book all about the concept of love and my own past love life, I am actually dating in earnest for the first time in five years…

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