Love is a lot of things – awkward, painful, funny, messy, mushy, pathetic, heartwarming – but average isn’t one of them. So in the spirit (and dispirit) of Valentine’s Day, for SixContest #121 we're asking for your really good and really bad love stories. We want the good, the bad, the ugly, and even the platonic. So, did they look nothing like their Tinder profile when you met in person? Did they break up with you over text? Or, did you snag your high school sweetheart? Was it actually love at first sight? Or, did man’s best friend steal your heart? Whether the relationship ended after the first date or you've been married for decades, we want to hear your love stories in all the many colors they have come.

If you'd like to share a backstory (we love reading them!), be sure to submit your entry as a six and include the link here in the comments. Share as many stories as you like, but do post only one entry per comment. We'll give the Sixers with our favorite really good and our favorite really bad love story copies of our classic book, "Six Words on Love & Heartbreak." How's that for a happily ever after?

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