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There Were Lots Of Nightly Relationships. But The Reason You Don't Want To Make A Commitment Is Not That You're Such A Freewheeling, Adventurous Person, It's Because You're Scared Shitless That It Will Turn Out Like Your Mother And Father.

-David Bowie

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There Were Lots Of Nightly Relationships. But The Reason You Don't Want To Make A Commitment Is Not That You're Such A Freewheeling, Adventurous Person, It's Because You're Scared Shitless That It Will Turn Out Like Your Mother And Father.

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