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“I would like to see you again but I’m afraid I might become attached.”

I pointed out that I was married.

She looked off in the distance for a long moment, weighing her words.

“It’s so easy for love to become habit, and before you know it you’re taking trips together and arguing about politics.

… And the familiarity leads to the discovery of unsavory details. Beauty by its very nature is rare, and this beautiful afternoon would only be cheapened by repetition.”

So we parted. I wrote my phone number on her palm. She said she would think of me as she washed her hands.