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Let's pretend this never happened

By Anonymous - 10/05/2025 15:00 - United States - Seattle

Today, I ran into an old friend in a grocery store. We both went in for a hug, but at the exact same moment we both leaned in for a cheek kiss. We ended up awkwardly smashing faces together and then slowly pulling away, silently pretending that whatever that was didn’t just happen. We haven’t spoken since. FML

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Yudith 25

Saturday 10 May 2025 20:08

Ah, the old cheek mwa-mwa. That's my favorite kind of cheek kiss.

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Yudith 25

Saturday 10 May 2025 20:08

Ah, the old cheek mwa-mwa. That's my favorite kind of cheek kiss.

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