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Christina @CustomerLove & Affairs · Rochester, NY

I almost walked past the man who already knew my hands

I almost did not recognize Steve when I saw him running toward me at the park.

I had only ever seen him sitting behind a nail...
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I almost walked past the man who already knew my hands
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Johnny @Prefer Not to SayLove & Affairs · El Monte, CA

Every highway still leads me back to someone

There are three cities I can no longer drive through like they are just places on a map.

Phoenix, Atlanta, and Orlando.

Every...
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Every highway still leads me back to someone
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Kat @ManagerAsk the Community · Austin, TX

I thought they were comfortable with me until I found the note

For months, I thought the women at my salon were comfortable with the way I joked and touched them.

They always smiled, and nobody...
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I thought they were comfortable with me until I found the note
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Misty @CustomerLove & Affairs · Cheyenne, WY

People kept asking where my children came from

I met my husband because I needed a simple manicure.

Now we have two children, and strangers sometimes look at me like I took...
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People kept asking where my children came from
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Trish @Salon OwnerLove & Affairs · Huntington Beach, CA

He kept visiting my salon for someone else

The first time Tom came into my salon, he brought me coffee and kissed me near the front desk.

Two months later, I saw the same...
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He kept visiting my salon for someone else
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Diane @CustomerLove & Affairs · Tacoma, WA

Their only day off was the same day

Dating two men at the same time was much easier than I expected.

They both worked in nail salons six days a week, so I always...
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Their only day off was the same day
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Minnie @Nail TechLove & Affairs · Providence, RI

He moved in with two suitcases and a secret phone

Three days after my boyfriend moved into my apartment, I found a second phone hidden inside one of his shoes.

It had no passcode....
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He moved in with two suitcases and a secret phone
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Joanne @CustomerOwner & Nail Tech · Portland, OR

I went in for a manicure and somehow became part of their family

The first time the salon owner asked me to spend the night with her entire staff, I thought I had misunderstood her.

I was their...
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I went in for a manicure and somehow became part of their family
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Jenny @Nail TechMarriage & Family · Houston, TX

The salon changed the week his wife arrived

Before Ken brought his wife to America, our salon was one of the busiest places in the area.

Three months after she arrived,...
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The salon changed the week his wife arrived
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Tony @Nail TechLove & Affairs · Wichita, KS

My coworker kept inviting me to his house until I understood why

The first time Ly came to our nail salon after work, she brought food for her husband.

The second time, she brought food for...
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My coworker kept inviting me to his house until I understood why
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