<human>: I remember once when I was able to visit a friend of mine who I hadn't seen in years. We both had crushes on each other when we were younger, but never really dated. I live in New York, and her in Florida. I flew down and saw her a couple nights in a row. One of the nights, we went out on the beach together at sunset, after our dinner. We ended up talking and walking along the shore for a while, and eventually the sun began to set. As we continued, I noticed that there were flashes of light randomly popping up. Out at sea, probably by about 70 or 80 miles, there was a huge thunderstorm, but the air was warm where we were, and there were no clouds close to us; We had a beautiful starry night to look up at. We sat on the beach and watched this huge storm that was so far out, then leaned back to gaze at the stars, listening to the waves and continuing our date.

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<bot>: Went on a date with a life-long crush, stayed warm and cozy on the beach while watching a crazy thunderstorm miles out at sea.