Untouchable love
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A man and a woman attend an engagement party. They are introduced through mutual friends and are immediately enamored with each other. The night is warm and lovely—the perfect setting when recounting this story for others. Sheepishly, he asks for her number after hours of enthralling conversation.When he texts her, walking through the door of his own apartment, she responds right away. They begin to see each other more often, cooking together, attending concerts, and going for long, meandering drives. Sometimes, they meet for a coffee in the afternoon, and, somehow, she always finds herself in his apartment at night. They begin to reveal everything, their pool of knowledge becoming somewhat synonymous. He recounts his anxiety riddled childhood, and she tells him of her grandmother’s passing. He compiles musical playlists for her and leaves notes in the margins of the books she lends him. She composes extensive letters and dries out the flowers he brings to her. Together they have five Valentine’s Days, five Christmases, and five birthdays. There is the birth of her first niece and his brother’s wedding, all events they experience within the context of each other. They are in love.