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A Red Flag with a capital R. But the couple reunited and things were back on track and life went back to normal for everyone.

And then this happened :. Yes , as in, you on Twitter probably knew about it before she did. But tough love is needed here. But for a topic that has been discussed by everyone, no one seems to take this seriously.

And this always backfires because red flags are like red traffic lights and accidents happen when you speed through those. Read full article. NBC Sports Boston. Story continues.

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