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Classic Films

stopdiggin

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1. you think she should welcome him back?

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:25 PM

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on what grounds? That those with little character and spine - deserve love too?

A former flame/lover reappearing years later (and after a life is lived) - might constitute a bittersweet or nostalgic moment ... But it ain't love.

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you think she should welcome him back? stopdiggin Sunday #1

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