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\u201cIt\u2019s not what you think,\u201d he said each time. \u201cWe\u2019ve grown apart. I need space to figure things out.\u201d<\/p>\n

She gave him space, the way you hand someone an umbrella in case it rains, hoping they\u2019ll still choose to walk beside you.<\/p>\n

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And then the invitation arrived\u2014hand-delivered by courier because things like this should feel special. Claire had signed her name on the little screen before she looked down at the envelope.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Daniel Morris & Ms. Isabelle Hart
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She read it three times, then once more, because surely there was a sentence somewhere that explained the misunderstanding. She placed it on the kitchen counter next to the basil plant and waited for the floor to announce it was only a stage prop.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not what you think,\u201d he said each time. \u201cWe\u2019ve grown apart. I need space to figure things out.\u201d She gave him space, the way you hand someone an umbrella in case it rains, hoping they\u2019ll still choose to walk beside you. For illustrative purposes only (istockphoto) And then the invitation arrived\u2014hand-delivered by courier because…<\/p>\n

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