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Love Letters

He’s great — but where’s the spark?

This relationship isn’t exactly the passionate fairy tale she expected

Q. My boyfriend and I have been together for over four years. He is a wonderful person — funny and smart, hard-working, stable, kind, and totally committed to me. But when I think about marrying him, I have to wonder if he’s really the right person. Maybe I’m expecting a fairy tale, but I just feel like something is missing.

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