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What does it mean?
Amidst many dislikes, one specific thing—a girl like you—is deeply valued.
In plain terms
I dislike many things but I love a girl like you.
What can you take from it?
Focus on the one thing you truly value.

Where it applies

  • choosing a partner
  • declaring affection
  • finding clarity

Putting it to work

  • romance
  • expressing love
  • valuing

Questions to consider

  • What is the one thing you adore?
  • How do you choose?

Another view

It reduces value to a singular ideal rather than complexity.

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  1. And I could never see you depart us and you're my baby, you're just another girl. ~ 'Just Another'

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  2. And even if. I don't know what the day will bring. Still I can tell most anything. To a girl like you. ~ 'A Girl Like You'

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  3. You and I, we're two of a kind, I hate to say it but you'll never relate, what makes you tick? It makes me smile. ~ 'Just Another'

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