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1、Collegesweethearts1 Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.Linda,who's21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey'renottogetheranymore. Melissa,who's19,hasn'thadasteadyboyfriendyet. Mydaughterswonderwh
2、entheywillmeet"TheOne",theirgreatlove. TheythinktheirfatherandIhada classic fairy-tale romance headingformarriagefromtheoutset. Perhaps,they'rerightbutitdidn'tseemsoatthetime. Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit. Whowouldhavethoughtthat Butch andIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachoth
3、er? Hebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:Iwanteda cute boyfriend!2 Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria. Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight. "Youhavebeautifuleyes",hesaidashe gazed atmyface. Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong. Irea
4、llywasn'tthatinterestedfortworeasons. First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous. Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittle weird.3 Ridingonhisbicycle,he'dridepastmydormasif"byaccident"andpretendtobesurprisedtoseeme. Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautious abouthiswild, dynami
5、c personality. Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhichwould charm anygirl. FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofallinlove. Hisexciting"badboyimage"wasjusttoo tempting toresist. Whatwasitthatattractedme? Ialwayshadanexcellent reputation. Myconcentrationwassolelyonmystudiestoget superior grades. Butforwh
6、at? Collegeissupposedtobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun. Ihadnearlyachievedagreateducation,andgraduationwasjustone semester away. ButIhadn'thadanyfun;mylifewas stale withno component offun! Ineededaboyfriend.Notjustanyboyfriend. Hehadtobecute. Mygoalthatsemesterbecame:Be ambitious a
7、ndgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.4 Iworriedwhathe'dthinkofme. True,welivedinatimewhenadramaticshiftin sexual attitudeswastakingplace,butIwasatraditionalgirlwhowasn'treadyforthenewwaysthatseemedcommononcampus. Butchlooked superb! Iwasnot immune tohispersonality,butIwasscared. Th
