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I really didn’t think he meant it this time. Whenever he broke up with me, he always came back. He once said that I was like a drug habit he couldn’t kick and that made me feel good because it meant that he needed me.
His family and friends never approved of me. They said that I was toxic for him. They wanted him to dump me. He tried to countless times but always came back. This time when he didn’t, I went to the deli where he worked and met his fiancée.
He’d gotten me out of his system.
100 Words
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Notes to Women 
Dear Adele,
It sounds like it will be less stress for him but I feel for the MC. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
It sounds like he finally did what everyone else had told him to do. Whether he will be happy with his decision, only time will tell. And as for the MC, it will take a long time for her to get over it. Thanks 🙂
Shalom,
Adele
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Sounds like he may be better off having finally moved on, but there are no winners in this situation.
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You’re right, Iain. I don’t think that there are any winners here.
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Oh dear – that sounds like a harsh way to find out he’d moved on. Nicely done.
Susan A Eames at
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It was a harsh way to find out that he had finally done what he said he would do. He’d done it before but this time was the real deal. Thanks, Susan.
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Coward.
Good one, Adele!
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I guess he was afraid that if he tried to break up in person, he wouldn’t be able to go through with it like those other times. So, when she showed up, he had his fiancee there. Thanks, Dale 🙂
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Probably not…
Still. Big a$$ chicken 😉
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It definitely wasn’t a good way for her to find out that he had finally moved on.
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I guess that’s the difference between wanted and loved.
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Sad story, true to life. Relationships can be very hard.
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You’re right, Linda. Relationships can be very hard sometimes.
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May be his detox is complete. Now you need to get over him. He has a fiancee now. May be he is not worth the effort.
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Wow. Guess he did get over her after all.
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I guess he did 🙂
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No matter what… sad.
I liked it.
Randy
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Yes, no matter what the outcome it’s a sad one. Thanks, Randy.
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That is so sad. Good story.
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Yes, it’s a sad story. Thanks, Andrew.
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