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Elizabeth Wurtzel

I was meant to date the captain of the football team, I was going to be on a romantic excursion every Saturday night, I was destined to be collecting corsages from every boy in town before prom, accepting such floral offerings like competing sacrifices to

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Romantic

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The author believed her romantic life was supposed to be exciting and full of attention from popular boys, especially the football captain. She expected to receive many corsages as signs of affection, almost like a competition among suitors before prom night.

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