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Lovelorn #67
Confessions of the Lovelorn #67 This anthology issue contains two romantic stories. "The Biggest Worry" follows Melissa Manners, a chronic worrier who falls desperately in love with Chuck Hoffman, a calm and easygoing man. When Chuck becomes her fiancé, Melissa's mother advises her to stop fretting, suggesting that marriage to such a relaxing man will cure her constant anxiety. The second story involves a woman who drops a locket containing her sweetheart's photograph, only to have a handsome stranger pick it up and later return it with mysterious implications about their connection. When she accuses him of taking it deliberately, he denies knowledge and the situation spirals into confusion and emotional turmoil involving police intervention and public embarrassment.