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While their relationship was serious, the boyfriend questioned their future together after the author&apos;s mom set a condition for her daughter to receive the propert</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-left-wife-escape-post-vietnam-war-met-daughter-45-years-later-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-28T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man stayed behind so his pregnant wife could escape postwar Vietnam — 45 years later, his daughter finally got to thank him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800936/uploads/93ce9360-42ec-11f1-842e-694412b726ef_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man stayed behind so his pregnant wife could escape postwar Vietnam — 45 years later, his daughter finally got to thank him</image:title><image:caption>For decades, she carried resentment toward her father until she met him for the first time. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bridesmaid-walks-out-over-bride-to-be-list-of-dos-and-donts-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-27T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bridesmaid walks out after bride-to-be&apos;s unreal wedding rules turn engagement plans into nightmare</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800946/uploads/045a2f50-4242-11f1-9c84-19a4c5b01d30_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bridesmaid walks out after bride-to-be&apos;s unreal wedding rules turn engagement plans into nightmare</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I can&apos;t believe you would post what you did and embarrass me with your toxic lies...&apos; 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