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“The obvious solution is to not pretend to be someone you're not…Most of us know this. Some of us still avoid it. Because being yourself in a relationship is a risk. It means showing someone the real bits of who you are - the spots beneath the make-up; the self-doubt beneath the cynicism - and finding the courage to say, This is me. Take it or leave it, and to really mean it.”

“Truth, I think, is the core of love. When you can get to the truth, even if it doesn't resolve the actual issue, you are connected in some way. And when we don't tell the truth - when we perform or pretend in love, or try on different versions of ourselves to get someone's approval - we invite loneliness in.”

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