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The Georgia Straight's I Saw You "classifieds", for lifetime or long time Vancouver residents, are our public but deeply confessional journal entries to one another. While often an attempt by one party seeking to extend a brief moment into more moments, any close reader discovers the I Saw Yous tell a story of the shared experience we all live together in this city. The messages are be romantic, erotic, lonely, longing, complaining, vitriolic, vulnerable, witty, artistic and frequently tender.

This is among the most poignant and touching I've read. It encapsulates the reason why so many find their way to Vancouver and the thing that drives just as many away.

Dear Vancouver (an open love letter),
https://www.straight.com/isawyou/2603/dear-vancouver-an-open-love-letter#

Dear previous resident, we miss you deeply and are overjoyed to see you again. We hope your partner is well and recovers quickly.

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