Kim Wilde
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Not drinking alcohol.
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A cure for endometriosis.
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A sense of purpose.
Compulsory headphones for phone users in public.
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A 50-metre lido that was always empty when I went.
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Very hard, meaningful kisses.
A fishmonger, then a surgeon.
Not being able to have a baby for two and a half years. Lots of people say it made me a better person; I think it made me worse. You go to a very dark place with your friends because they are having kids, and you want to be happy for them but you’re not.
A wedding, in 2012.
Keeping a relationship with the love of my life, for 16 years.
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