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We're used to seeing love stories in movies, in which two people typically meet, fall in love, experience some extenuating circumstances that make them fall apart, and then come to a resolution that helps them live happily ever after.

Real life may be a lot more complicated than that, but people do fall (and stay) in love every day (just without the sweeping music in the background).

Ahead, we've rounded up a few moments from 2017 that made us believe in love again. If you could use a little more faith in people and the world at large, take a look at some of our favourite stories.

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