Your vs. You're

Intro

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• tag along
• break up
• get along
• deal breaker

• compromise
• killing me
• pink eye

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When you have an agreement or a deal with someone, you don’t have to agree on everything. You just have to get along well enough to keep the relationship going, whether it’s a business relationship or a romantic relationship.

But sometimes, you will disagree on something so important that you have to end the relationship. That’s what’s called a deal breaker.

In any relationship, compromise is important, but there are some things you just can’t compromise about. For Jeff, the fact that his girlfriend Ella recently adopted a child is one of those things.

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Dialog

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Jeff

Dale

Jeff:  Oh, man. My eyes are killing me.

Dale:  What happened to your eyes, dude?

Jeff:  I just can’t stop itching them. I have pink eye.

Dale:  Pink eye?

Jeff:  I’ve had pink eye for two weeks.

Dale:  How did you get pink eye?

Jeff:  Ella adopted a kid. The kid gave me pink eye.

Dale:  Oh my goodness. Do they always carry pink eye?

Jeff:  Yeah. Kids are dirty. It’s always getting me sick. There’s that. What else? It’s expensive.

Dale:  They’re expensive too?

Jeff:  Yeah!

Dale:  I thought the government gives you money for kids.

Jeff:  Yeah, well, not this one. He’s always breaking things. Always wants to tag along.

Dale:  Tag along with you? Oh…

Jeff:  Yeah. Can’t get any privacy.

Dale:  Nothing by yourself? I want my privacy. I want them to leave me alone.

Jeff:  Yeah. Tell me about it, man. You’re free. It’s a deal breaker, man.

Dale:  So a deal breaker? It’s like something you can’t get past? You’re going to have to break up with Ella because of this?

Jeff:  I don’t have any options. I can’t sell it. I can’t lose it. I’ve already tried that. It’s permanent in my life. I think that’s my only option, don’t you?

Dale:  I guess that is a deal breaker.

Jeff:  Yeah.

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