“You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back… you might as well wish the sky were red.”
Source: Twenties Girl
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“If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.”

“It's like you wanting to marry Miss World and she doesn't want you, what can I do about it?”
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Context: It's like you wanting to marry Miss World and she doesn't want you, what can I do about it? I can try to help you, but if she does not want to marry you what can I do?

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