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> had it not worked out, well I would not be around to regret it

The consequences would have been borne by your spouse, family, friends, the rangers who came to retrieve your body. This is such a young male take on dangerous activities.

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Met spouse a few months later at another activity organized by the same club. Have to think that I would not have had the same confidence to approach women and interesting stories to tell them if I have not been doing rock climbing, skydiving and whitewater rafting for couple of years prior. It's such a female take to mock guys for seeking out thrills and then only want to be friends with shy nerds who could lose a few pounds. But no matter, most of us would not even find ourselves attractive if we backed off from every little risk, and young and single is exactly the time when consequences is as much primarily on us as they are ever going to be.

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