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Ever been close [to getting married]?
Yeah. I had a couple long relationships. Three years, from like 17 to 20, and then five years from 20 to 25. And when that ended, I thought maybe I should take it easy on the relationship thing. But I’m hoping for the experience that people talk about where it’s just a slap across the face, like, “Oh. Done. Yes.”