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Dear Sugar Letter #31

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June 3, 1971, Photo Credit: Steve Larson

Dear Sugar,

I’ll be graduating high school in June. For nearly two years I’ve been in a relationship with a girl who is a grade younger than me. It’s been great and I love her, but I’m worried about what will happen when I leave for college. The college I’m going to is a five hour drive from the town where we live,…

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