"And like I said, they want to know if I'm dating anybody. I can leave out details and say it's to protect my loved ones--which is also true--but I would like to let people know you exist."
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"And like I said, they want to know if I'm dating anybody. I can leave out details and say it's to protect my loved ones--which is also true--but I would like to let people know you exist."