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> [“I’ve been dating for over a decade, Libby, and I have never had a man look as hopeful and adorably desperate over me as Justin looked holding up that stupid poem for you. Hearts all over the country are breaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/i-ve-been-dating-for-over-a-decade-libby-and-i-have-never-had-a-man/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

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## More by Lili Valente

> [“It makes sense that the two most beautiful people in the room should gravitate toward each other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/it-makes-sense-that-the-two-most-beautiful-people-in-the-room-should/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“That was only my second time doing that. But I watched some videos last night, so I was hoping it would be okay.” “Firstly—again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/that-was-only-my-second-time-doing-that-but-i-watched-some-videos/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“Laura: Ew. So gross. I don’t want to hear about you and Justin getting it on, Elizabeth. I’ve known him since we were twelve.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/laura-ew-so-gross-i-don-t-want-to-hear-about-you-and-justin-getting/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“I do love you.” Tears rise in my eyes. “I love you so much, and I’m so sorry this is happening to you. I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/i-do-love-you-tears-rise-in-my-eyes-i-love-you-so-much-and-i-m-so/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“I relax against his chest, turning to look up into his stupidly handsome face. Why does he have to be so pretty to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/i-relax-against-his-chest-turning-to-look-up-into-his-stupidly/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“You look beautiful.” I shift my gaze slowly to my right and find him watching me with that intensity in his eyes again, making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/you-look-beautiful-i-shift-my-gaze-slowly-to-my-right-and-find-him/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“a good man is like melted cheese; a bad one is like a rectal exam. In other words, a good man makes everything better,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/a-good-man-is-like-melted-cheese-a-bad-one-is-like-a-rectal-exam-in/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“I don’t know. I guess he doesn’t want his grandmother to know that he’s living in sin with a woman he got pregnant out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/i-don-t-know-i-guess-he-doesn-t-want-his-grandmother-to-know-that-he/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“I’m always in the mood to cook.” I brush her hair out of her eyes. “And I’m definitely in the mood to be alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/i-m-always-in-the-mood-to-cook-i-brush-her-hair-out-of-her-eyes-and-i/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“But he also smells like a cross between a redwood forest and homemade frosting, moves like a sexy beast who is completely comfortable in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/but-he-also-smells-like-a-cross-between-a-redwood-forest-and-homemade/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“That’s how much you should love the woman you’re going to marry. You should love her so much that if she were taken away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/that-s-how-much-you-should-love-the-woman-you-re-going-to-marry-you/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“I’ve been dating for over a decade, Libby, and I have never had a man look as hopeful and adorably desperate over me as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/i-ve-been-dating-for-over-a-decade-libby-and-i-have-never-had-a-man/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“Bend over and lift your skirt, i'm going to show you what it's like to spend Christmas on the naughty list”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/bend-over-and-lift-your-skirt-i-m-going-to-show-you-what-it-s-like-to/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“By the time we head for home, with ten pints in a freezer bag held between us, I’m already accustomed to the new weight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/by-the-time-we-head-for-home-with-ten-pints-in-a-freezer-bag-held/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

> [“Amanda: Ugh. Now I’m crying for real. Why do you have to be such a great fucking friend? Diana: Because I like to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-valente/amanda-ugh-now-i-m-crying-for-real-why-do-you-have-to-be-such-a-great/)

[Lili Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-valente/)

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