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Call for entries: sign up for De ontmoeting, Het Parool’s dating column

Call for entries: sign up for De ontmoeting, Het Parool’s dating column

Het Parool is inviting readers to share the stories of how they met their partners for the newspaper's love column. Interested couples can submit their stories, including their names and ages, via email, WhatsApp, or Signal.

Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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