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Falling in Love Isn't a Math Equation

What discussions about "mate value" overlook

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Loving someone who doesn’t love you back is a nightmare (unless you’re a cat person). Anyone who’s ever lived it can tell you it’s both ecstasy and torment, loving someone you can never manage to touch. The oscillating feelings swoop us up in their grasp, paralyzing us, like a terrible accident unfolding in slow motion that we just…

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