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Hello 大家好 我是凡莎今天是情人節應該是情人節我希望是情人節因為這個影片就是要專門獻給情人節的送大家的情人節禮物對
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好那今天要分享的主題是我跟老公的戀愛故事這個主題就是超級多人都一直想要請我分享我現在錄這個主題我自己很緊張我本身也不是什麼戀愛大師坐在這邊分享我就會覺得很怕給大家不好的感官我覺得我的故事還蠻勵志的吧 If you haven't watched the Q &A, I'll put the link in the description below
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Now, I'm already married with my husband.
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I think I really want to see my husband's opinion.
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Today I'm going to invite my husband to record this video.
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I think this video, I'm going to speak a little bit more about myself.
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But my husband doesn't speak Chinese.
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So I'm going to invite him to answer some questions.
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I'm going to ask him to answer some questions.
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It's a lot of people who ask me questions I'm going to take this topic.
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I'm going to take a look at this topic.
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Because I'm going to take a look at my experience.
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I'm going to take a look at my story.
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I'm going to take a look at my story.
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Don't worry about it.
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Okay, first of all, let's talk about it.
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Let's take a look at my phone.
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I'm going to take a look at Tinder.
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I'm going to take a look at Tinder.
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I'm going to take a look at my friend
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and I just went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and I just went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and I went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and I went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and I went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and I went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and then I went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and then I went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and then I went to New York to come to New York to come to New York
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and then I went to New York to come to New York
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and then I went to New York to come to New York
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and then I went to New York to come to New York
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and then I went to New York to come to New York And then I was like,
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I'm going to download Tinder.
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I'm going to download it.
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I'm going to download it.
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I'm going to download it.
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I'm going to download it.
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I'm going to download it.
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I'm going to download it.
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I'm going to download it.
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I don't like it.
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I don't like it.
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I don't like it.
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I don't like it.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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I don't like to answer this question.
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Ah ,反正電話也沒什麼 ,他也不知道我是誰他就直接傳簡訊給我說要不要出去見面我想說哇直接省略這些small talks就直接出去見面我想說好反正我也沒朋友那在安全的狀況下我就覺得OK那我們就約在一個超級多人的那種餐廳交友跟認識朋友你們要以自己安全為原則真的我覺得非常重要最重要就是這個
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,尤其是在美國如果你們約在什麼荒山野嶺沒有人救得了你所以你要約那種超級多人的地方 The first time I saw this guy, I still think this guy is very serious
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Because my husband is a very shy
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The first time I met with his friends
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He is a very serious guy
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But he actually is a shy guy
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He is a very funny guy
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He is a very funny guy
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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He was talking about the conversation
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Then we went to the middle of the day
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Then we went to the middle of the day
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We went to the middle of the day
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Then we went to the middle of the day
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He said, I don't want to go to the middle of the day I was thinking, I don't want to go
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We're the first time to go to the middle of the day I thought, I was going to go to the middle of the day
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And then we went to the middle of the day I said, I think I should go home
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Then I went home
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Then I went home
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Then the second time we went to the middle of the day
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That day, we went to the middle of the day
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You know, we went to the middle of the day
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The first time we went to the middle of the day
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Then we went home
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Then I went home
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Today I'm not going to get out of the car I think we should not get out of the car
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He said he should buy pizza at our house I thought, well, let's go to our house I thought, what are we going to do?
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What are we going to do?
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It was about 12 o 'clock I thought, well, you are going to leave here Or what?
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He said, oh, I'm going to Google I'm going to Google I'm going to say, oh, this guy I really like his goal
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so I think it was pretty good I just saw it
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and said bye bye
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I was thinking about it I was thinking about it I
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was thinking about it I was thinking about it I was
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thinking about it I was thinking about it I was thinking about it
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I don't know if I'm going to do this again.
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If I'm going to do this again, I'm going to do this again.
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That's why I'm really interested in it.
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I'm going to spend a couple of 3 or 4 weeks ago.
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I thought this guy is pretty good.
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After all, I didn't think we were going to do this again.
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I don't think we're going to do this relationship.
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We're going to do this very casual dating.
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That's when we went to go to韓国烤肉 But it was really good for me to go to韓国烤肉 I really really recommend
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Just when I met with my friends
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And not with my friends
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Don't eat韓国烤肉 They will always come here to help you
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You talk to a half and then they will help you
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They also don't want to talk to you I feel like oh my god I feel like it was very cold
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We were just sitting in a very safe home
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Every time there was someone coming in We just felt like oh it's cold
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They just asked me to go to their house
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And then I thought, oh my God, it's just a little nervous.
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Because I'm just thinking a lot.
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Actually, I don't know what I'm thinking about.
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I'm just afraid of my safety issues.
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I said, you know, you can go to my website.
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I'm just looking at my website.
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I'm sure it's not a very weird place.
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And then I said, well.
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Then I said, you know, I'm very important.
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And then I said, you know, it's very important to me.
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And then I said, you know, I'm going to send it to my son.
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And then I said, you know, I'm going to send it to my son.
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And then I said, I'm going to send it to my son.
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I'm going to send it to my son.
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That if I don't have to text you, then I'm going to ask you.
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Then I'm going to ask you.
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Then I'm going to ask you, you're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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You're in the United States.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I don't know if you have any information.
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I feel like I'm going to start to know each other I think I'm going to know each other
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Maybe two or three months later
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We had a chance to say
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That's what we're going to say
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Because we're not saying we're going to be a man
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But we're going to meet each other
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But we're going to meet each other
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But we're going to meet each other
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But we're going to meet each other
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We're going to ask
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That we're going to be just
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We're going to be exclusively dating
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We're going to be dating
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We're going to go to two or three
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And then after the last month, we had to confirm our relationship with our relationship with our
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relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with
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our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship
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with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our
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relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with
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our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship
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with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our
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relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with
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our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship
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with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our
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relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with
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our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship
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with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our
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relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with
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our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship
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with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our
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relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with
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our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship
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with our relationship with our relationship with our relationship
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with our relationship with our
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relationship with our relationship
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and not just like in the United States we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together
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and then we'll be able to get together and then we'll be able to get together
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Before we get to know each other, we can find out more about each other and decide if we want to deal with each other.
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I think it's okay.
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You're going to date with somebody.
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Oh, yeah.
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Once you start to work, you don't know who to date.
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Yeah.
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Because I talk about I don't want to date my colleagues.
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Right.
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That would be weird.
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Yeah, that's very true.
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I think if you're a student, maybe you'd have a different reason to use a dating app.
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But once you get out of school, it's harder to meet people.
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It's harder to make friends.
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Or on the airplane, what do you think?
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Some people meet on the airplane.
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I've heard that.
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That would be very difficult.
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You'd have to get so lucky for
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that the person sit next to you yes yes the chance of
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that happening is very slim it would be a lot of pressure
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that if some girls or some guys just go out
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and think about they're gonna get married from this date
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so the other part of the question was I think kind of my expectation
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I almost didn't have much of an expectation and just kind of whatever happened would happen.
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Do you think that's most of guys on the app?
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I don't know.
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Maybe not.
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Maybe they have either they're just trying to do it casually or they're trying to get very serious.
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I don't know.
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Yeah, I tried not to have too many preconceived ideas about what would happen if I started dating them.
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Using it as a way to network and connect with people
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that you wouldn't normally connect with and then you go out and then you have that date, that meeting.
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So if she's really serious and you're just kind of trying to figure things out still, you know, it's not the right feeling.
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and you will know that you want to love love
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and you will clearly understand that I like this I'm going to tell you
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that I like this I'm going to tell you
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that I'm with you I'm just like that I'm just like that I'm just like that
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I'm afraid of my parents
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and I've met a lot of people or I love my people
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or I love my people or I love my people
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and you know that I love so much you will start in your mind
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and you will have your mind
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if you are currently experiencing a relationship I don't know
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if you don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing
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I don't want to know what you're doing I don't want to know what you're doing
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That's when I got my friend to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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But I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm not going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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I'm going to have a lot to me.
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You need to have a relationship with your family
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You need to have a relationship with your family
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You need to have a relationship with your family
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You need to have a relationship with your family
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You need to have a relationship with your family
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You need to have a relationship with your family
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You need to have a relationship with your family
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This is my thoughts I think he is a very safe person
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I think he is a very safe person I think
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he is going to have a relationship with him I think
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he is going to have a relationship with him I think
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he is going to have a relationship with him I think he is going to have a relationship or what?
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You know, every person's emotions, a lot of fun, a lot of things will make you happy.
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I'm going to give you an example.
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I'm going to give you an example.
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Many people are asking what's going on in the past, what's going on in the past.
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But actually, I have this problem with my husband.
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He is from behind.
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I'm just from behind.
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He's from behind.
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He's not going to think what's going on.
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He's going to think what's going on.
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He's going to think what's going on in the past.
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Just, you know, we're not going to talk about this part.
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This is the most small thing
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that many people may be very interested in this I think I don't want to find
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that kind of person I don't want to find
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that person I don't want to find that person I don't want to find
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that person I think I'm a very good person I don't want to find
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that person I don't want to find that person I don't want to find
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that person I don't want to find that person I don't want to find
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that person I don't want to find that person I don't want to find
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that person I don't want to find that person I don't want to find
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that person I don't want to find that person
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Let's go, let's go, let's keep moving
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That's when I know it's the meaning I will put my phone on my phone
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Many people may use a bit of a bad voice to express
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They may not be able to say I'm just going to use the phone I'm just going to use it
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If I'm not going to use the phone I don't know if I'm talking about it
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He's not going to talk about it
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Oh, there's one thing
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You know, I used to wear these毛衣 I used to wear these毛衣
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I used to wear these毛衣 I used to wear them I used to use a few steps So,
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it's
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just a sink, it's a sink,
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it's a sink, just a sink.
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It feels like the water is not a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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It feels like it's just a little bit
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It feels like the water is not a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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It feels like it's a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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It feels like it's not a big deal
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There's a feeling like they're doing it.
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And there's a little bit of it.
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It's just that they're very supportive of me.
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I don't know if you're dealing with someone else.
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They're doing a lot of decisions.
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They're hoping that they're going to support you.
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For example, when I started doing a lot of food, I was going to do a lot of food.
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That's why I'm not saying that.
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Because there's a lot of people are going to think, you know, there's a lot of fun.
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I'm going to pour you.
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I'm going to pour you.
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I'm going to pour you.
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If you want to pour you, and then the other person will tell you that's not healthy or you're like,
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you're like, you're like, you're going to die but
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because my husband is a very good person
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he feels like he wants to prepare
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he wants to help me to achieve my goal
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I feel like this person is very safe I have one thing that I think
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I don't know if I'm a idiot or what I don't know
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if I'm going to go out there he probably won't go
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I'm going to go out very early I think
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I'm going to go out with my husband
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I don't want to go out with my dog I don't want to go out with my dog
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But I don't want to go out with my husband I don't want to go out with my husband
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But I don't want to go out with my husband
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I don't want to go out with my husband I don't want to go out with my husband
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If there's a person that helps you
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You'll feel happy every day
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Next question What makes you want to marry me?
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Good question From the very beginning we got on very well
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Very naturally with each other I think right?
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Yeah Yes, when I decided that I was sure I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you
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There were a few things that stood out.
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One, that you're very funny.
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You make me laugh
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Hope I'd make you laugh too.
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I think I'm only funny with you.
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You're very serious girl.
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Otherwise, aren't you?
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Yeah, I'm not funny at work at all
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You're very funny with me and my parents find you very funny.
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Oh, they're funny too.
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We get along great.
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You're right.
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Yes Very funny girl makes me laugh.
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We have a good time
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You encourage me to try things that I wouldn't normally try.
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I don't think a lot of it has to do with food like yeah
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you guys i didn't force him to eat any of my food at all it looks like it
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but no i like it i just normally wouldn't think to try some of
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that stuff but kimchi i have not acquired it oh yeah
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so far what's the best taiwanese food you like taiwanese food well
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when you say that the restaurant comes to mind
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that we went to in tokyo oh ding tai hong yeah he likes being kind of a lot
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and that was good yeah the dumplings and beef noodle soup oh yeah
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Yeah, you love beef noodle soup.
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For some reason, he thinks that Taiwanese beef noodle soup tastes like your grandma's cooking.
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Yeah, it reminded me immediately when I tasted it, it reminded me of some soup she used to make.
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This beef vegetable soup.
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Very similar.
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Okay.
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I never was interested in trying curry either.
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Oh yeah.
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And you had me try curry and it's very delicious.
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I love it.
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So there's a lot of things that you encouraged me to try.
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Again, a lot of it's with food that I wouldn't normally try.
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So I like that a lot. From me?
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Different experiences.
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Yeah.
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Okay yeah really though it's um good
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that you kind of pushed me to get out of my comfort zone a little bit next
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and finally yes the big one i think um i could tell you really cared about my happiness
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and you're shy that's true it's very true
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i've never had anybody like who who cared as much about my happiness
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that made me feel really good and that's
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when yeah i can i would want to spend and the rest of my life with somebody like that
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who cared about my happiness as much as I think I cared about her Go home home
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I just want to see you happy
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Me too I think so
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Okay, so today's video is here I hope
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I don't want to share my share with you I hope you don't want to see my love
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That's why today's video is here Bye bye
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “跟老公戀愛過程┃Our Story┃VanessaLiao”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: relationship, conversation, answer. This video has 433 sentences and 4005 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:23. The speaker talks fast, about 218 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| happiness noun | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| expectation noun | /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ | The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. |
| curry noun | /ˈkʌ.ɹi/ | One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce. |
| airplane noun | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ | A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get together verb | To meet, to gather together, to congregate. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get along verb | To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. |
| stand out verb | To jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm going to ask him to answer some questions.
- I'm going to take a look at this topic.
- What are we going to do?
- Do you think that's most of guys on the app?
- Very naturally with each other I think right?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to wear · used to make |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't watched · I've heard · I've met |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was talking · was thinking · were just sitting |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should go · should not get · should buy |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 276 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, casually /ˈkæʒuəli/
- Long words — get the stress right: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like soup, beef, sink.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.