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One dance, one look, one kiss, that's all we get, Albert. Just... one shot, to make the difference between happily ever after, and oh? he's just some guy I went to some thing with once.
— Alex Hitch Hitchens · Hitch

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An editorial interpretation.
A pep talk about romantic timing: you get a single dance, a look, and a kiss to decide between a love story and being forgotten as 'some guy I went to some thing with once'. It stresses how few chances you get to make an impression.
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