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83 - J.R.R Tolkien

Do Go On

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Tolkien and Edith

Edith accepted Tolkien's proposal on the 8th of January. She wrote to Field and returned her engagement ring. So he didn't take it to the NBA playoff game number three like they'd always discussed. What a betrayal. But that is actually very beautiful that they've held the flame for what five years 16 to 21. I mean sort of but she got engaged in that time which just feels brutal because she got engaged because she thought she was on the shelf. Well she thought that like he had just sort of given up on her. Because he wasn't even allowed to write to itIsn't there something wrong about getting engaged to someone when you love someone else? Yes. It feels

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