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>You used to be so full of doubt
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>Never confident, always hesitant
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>You had no idea what you wanted from life
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>Or what life wanted from you, for that matter
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>Failed projects, educations pursued and abandoned
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>All around you were happy couples, but the dating scene was everything but kind to you
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>And as the end of your twenties approached on the horizon, all you really had was a shitty job that gave you a shitty roof above your head
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>Spare time? Barely, your job was chronically understaffed
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>When you weren't breaking your body on menial labor you played the same old videogames that ceased being fun a decade ago
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>Sometimes you would get drunk in your tiny apartment, and sit in the window and just stare at the sky, for hours upon hours
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>You would never admit it to anyone, not ever, but you would wish upon the stars for something else
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>Something better
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>Something to look forward to, that wasn't just 40 more years of work and then death
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>When someone asked you what you thought of your life, you would always dodge the question
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>Mask your pain with ironic humor, or say something overly cynical
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>It never failed to get a laugh
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>Better that than having people worry about you
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>But to yourself you couldn't lie
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>And the answer was always the same
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>Your life sucked, and you had neither the willpower nor the tools to fix it
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>That all changed one day
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>You had no idea when you walked into your home, groceries in hand, that it was the most important day of your life
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>A small, pink envelope sat on your doormat
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>Even now, years down the road, you shudder when you imagine what could had been
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>What if you'd just thrown it away?
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>Or put it in the ever increasing pile of junkmail in the closet?
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>Or what, god forbid, if you had read it, and dismissed its content?
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>Fortunately, you did neither of those things
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>You read it, and then you read it again
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>And then a third time, just to be sure
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>Admittedly, you were never the believing kinda person, so honestly you thought it was some sort of prank
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>But something inside you told you otherwise
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>A nagging feeling that you really, REALLY should do what the letter told you to do
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>So you did
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>You signed the dotted line, and took one more look at the picture that was included
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>Female, clearly
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>Long brown hair, big eyes, a few freckles
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>And a big smile on her non-humanoid face
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>Even though the writer described themself as "ponies", she was quite different from the horses you knew
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>Admittedly a bit alien-looking, but not in a bad way
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>...she was cute
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>Like, really cute
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>You placed the photo back in the envelope, and put it beneath your pillow
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>Not knowing what to thing about the whole ordeal, you went to bed early
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>The next few weeks of your life you can only discribe as a whirlwind of emotions and discoveries
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>Ranging between the panic and fear of being awoken in the middle of the night by a small horse dressed in tactical combat gear, to the mindboggling awe from seeing Canterlot the first time, you truly went through every single possible emotion a human can feel
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>The trip between dimensions filled you with a dread so deep and black you thought it would swallow you whole
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>The week of medical tests and chrash courses in the Equestrian language and way of living left you confused and drained
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>More than once you questioned your own sanity, convinced that you had completely lost all of the marbles
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>A few days in you woke up in the middle of the night, fully certain that everything around you was but a hallucination, and you were really locked up in some mental ward
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>It took the kind nurse-mares almost an hour to snap you out of it
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>It was definitely a tumultuous time for you, and you even started to doubt if it was all worth it
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>And then you finally got to meet her for the first time
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>Your match
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>Your reason for coming here
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>Your mare
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>You were both so awkward
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>So afraid of making a mistake, to fuck up the most important moment of your lifes
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>It took a little while, but once you got started, you never stopped
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>You talked all the way to the train station, and through the entire journey to her home
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>Before you knew it, it was long past midnight, and you still sat in her couch, just talking and laughing
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>She offered her bed to you
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>Not wanting to take things too fast, you optioned for the couch
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>As the night slowly turned to day, and laid awake and pondered just were life had taken you
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>Your old life felt a million miles away
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>And the future was now filled with possibilities and excitement, instead of monotony and pain
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>It would take the two of you three days of ever-decreasing awkwardness until you hugged for the first time
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>Five days until your first kiss
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>And after a week, you held her close as you slept together
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>This was all a long time ago
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>And yet it feels like yesterday
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>A few years ago you couldn't even imagined where you would be today
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>How happy you are
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>How blessed you are
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>Your reminiscing is abruptly halted by movement beside you
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>Your wife stirs beneath the covers
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>The morning light hits her right in the face, and she shifts towards you to escape it
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>You put one arm around her and slowly pull her into a hug
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>Her pregnant belly, still just barely noticable, touches yours
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>With a pleased sigh she burrows her muzzle in your neck, still half asleep
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>Softly brushing away a stray lock of hair from her face, you look at your wife
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>She really is the most beautiful mare in the world
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>You took a huge gamble, leaving everything behind for a chance at love, for a chance at a decent life
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>And you got it all, and more
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>Hugging your mare tight, you once again think through all the choices and events that occured, and where you are today
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>And as the sun slowly rises outside and a new day of endless possibilities begins, you come to the same conclusion as always
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>You could not be happier
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