The first step when spouse-hunting is to find a suitable candidate. Do some research before plunging in. This will head off all sorts of potential problems.
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Once you’ve selected your quarry, you have some options for how to proceed. One time-honored method is to revert to middle school and send a friend as a go-between. (Caution: this technique only has a 50% success rate.)
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Another method is to ask for help from as many people as possible.
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Then there’s the gender-bending method.
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Of course, you have to remember to take care of any crazy exes first.
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There you have it: literature will solve all your romance woes! Remember, if at first you don’t succeed...
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Aaaaaah, The Mabinogion!!! I laughed so preposterously hard at that part.
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