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If I Had Been In Ann's Shoes Analysis
If I had been in Ann´s shoes I would have fallen in love with Graham, too. However, there are many things I would have done differently.
Firstly, I wouldn´t have gone out with a married man. Not only was he married but he also had a teenage daughter. Their affair lasted for six months, in which they took many risks, lying and hiding from Graham´s wife. I would have given an ultimatum and made him choose between his family and me.
But she underestimated the delicacy of dating a married man. She had had a protracted affair with a married man some years before meeting graham. She might have had a second thought as separating from his family might cause a significant alteration in a man´s mind.
Secondly, I would have been more perceptive and

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