Our boyfriend history was fairly similar. We had both had one major prior relationship of similar duration (three years) and end date (less than two years ago). Our girlfriend history, however, diverged greatly, in that I’d never had one and he, well, had. And a serious, adult one at that. All told, what we lacked in common interests we more than made up for in snark-filled chemistry. I wrapped up dinner wanting to know more about him. I got the distinct impression he felt the same about me. We split the bill, proceeded outside, and faced that awkward “what do we do now” quandary. It was clear
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