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Off with the blindfold
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Off with the blindfold

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The perfect queer couple
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The perfect queer couple

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Sex shy
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Sex shy

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Only if there’s a pool
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Only if there’s a pool

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Recruiting my daughter
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Recruiting my daughter

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Meet the new lover
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Meet the new lover

Telling a kid is like telling a roommate. Sort of

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