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"I will always remember that day — not because it was the first time I’d been kissed, but because it was the first time I didn’t keep a promise to a girl I cared for."

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Haddad: Too many men fail to keep their promises
A bicycle for a kiss and a broken promise

When I was 7 years old, I sat in a vacant lot across from my house and promised a neighbor girl my bicycle in exchange for a kiss.

By Richard Haddad November 22, 2017