"Qingxue, I know the way we started was a bit strange."
"We had Mengmeng first, and then we started living together like a married couple. We skipped a lot of steps—like dating, going to the movies, and... proposing."
"I used to think those forms didn't matter, as long as we were together. But now I understand that those forms are important. Because they represent an attitude, a commitment."
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