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January 9 - January 24, 2024
I knew how to get my life back on track—go to Italy, learn how to make pasta, then come back home and open a restaurant.
“See how happy they look?” I nod. “I bet that’s because they’re following their own paths, not doing what they think everyone else expects of them.”
currently had a love life and didn’t want boyfriends,
the perfect guy was out there
Then she’d launch into more of her dating tips. Some of them were a bit odd, especially after her third margarita, like put the toilet seat up when you’re finished to keep him off balance, and wear perfume ...
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when you’re riding public transportation, wear something unusual, like scuba gear. That way, if you’re sitting next to a cute guy, it’ll be a great conversation starter.
it can be kind of nice, especially if he wears something that makes him smell like he just went for a romantic walk in a pine forest wearing a leather coat.
But, for some reason, there are guys who don’t understand less is more when it comes to body spray. They spray and spray and spray until the can is empty,
What they don’t realize is that the ladies aren’t speechless in their presence because they’re so enraptured by their charm and rugged good looks. No, the ladies are speechless because they’re choking on the aroma cloud the guys have swirling around them. It’s kind of hard to talk when a girl can’t breathe.
“I was probably too mesmerized by the dimples you get when you smile to have paid attention to what you were saying.”
“I woke up alive,”
did you know that the average Italian eats fifty-one pounds of pasta a year?”
“Did you know that there are more than six hundred shapes of pasta?”
“Seems like we have a few things in common.” “Single people with trust issues?” He nods, then smiles faintly. “And we’re both smitten with ravioli.”
“I also pay for dinner when I take a lady out on a date.” “When did this become a date?” “The minute I saw you in that dress.”
“I’m going to kiss you now, okay?” I start to contradict him, but as his face nears mine, I whisper, “Yes, you are.”
“My willpower is less of a power and more of an aspiration.”
