Eventually it hits you: you cannot take love; you have to give it. Love is a gift that cannot be stolen. You may think you’re having a great time, but you’re actually wasting precious time. What feels cool at twenty-two leaves you cold at fifty-five. It’s funny how the people who are often described as great lovers are often unfamiliar with it. Western culture’s primary male icons have been Casanova, Don Juan, and Rudolph Valentino, and now it’s —— [you fill in the blank]. These, among others, are placed in the category of the world’s greatest lovers. We should consider this an insult to both
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