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What does it mean?
Romantic preferences shifted when the narrator encountered a new person.
In plain terms
She preferred one man until she met another.
What can you take from it?
New connections can change who you favor.

Where it applies

  • dating
  • choosing partners
  • re-evaluating choices

Putting it to work

  • acknowledge shifts in feeling
  • accept change

Questions to consider

  • Who do you prefer now?
  • Why did your mind change?

Another view

Preferences may change again later.

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