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23 years ago at this very time, I was driving from Chicago to my new place in MA. A friend had a room for rent in her house, and, being unemployed and a mental nightmare, I saw staying there in the woods a great way to spend a few months regrouping.
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23 years ago at this very time, I was driving from Chicago to my new place in MA. A friend had a room for rent in her house, and, being unemployed and a mental nightmare, I saw staying there in the woods a great way to spend a few months regrouping.
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So after driving 15.5 hours alone in my jam-packed Mazda Protege (pretty small!) I pulled into her driveway.
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She answered, welcomed me, then led me to the bar area. She had put out shrimp, nuts, cheese, plenty of wine.
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But still, for the next few months she did her thing, I did mine. We’d bitch about bad dates, have dinner every now and then.
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About two months in, I found a way to make some money and decided to stay a few more months
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We’ve lived together now for 23 years. Waited 14 years to get married. We made it through horrific times, euphoric times, and all in between.
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