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| I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care. What I 1 most about visiting my boyfriend's parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 2 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 3 his family as cold. When we got into the 4 to go home, his father suddenly appeared 5 , he began to wash his son's windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass. I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 6 me early in the morning. "Buy Xerox. It's a good sharp price," he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 7 or inquiry about my life,just financial instructions. This manner of his 8 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father's success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 9 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 10 him. When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I've often felt 11 . For example, I always return phone calls 12 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 13 : She wasn't a good friend! My anger 14 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 15 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 16 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I'd considered her to be 17 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends. Far too often, I ignored their 18 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 19 . Over the years, however, I've learned to 20 other persons' love signs. | ||||
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