"What a moron I was to think you were sweet and innocent, when it turns out you were actually college-educated the whole time!"

Irony, Deception, Innocence, Mistake, Regret

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"What a moron I was to think you were sweet and innocent, when it turns out you were actually college-educated the whole time!"

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