“She'd met Colin on a Monday.She'd kissed him on a Friday.Twelve years later.She sighed. It seemed fairly pathetic.”

Meaning

This can be read as a dry little joke about how quickly a hopeful beginning can turn into embarrassment. The passage points to a mismatch between what sounds romantic on the surface and how the narrator feels about it inside, with the sigh carrying the real judgment. It lands when someone realizes a relationship that seemed exciting now looks awkward in hindsight.

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Originally said in English.

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