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Even though it’s cold and a little crunchy, I force a smile onto my face like I’m in a corny commercial.

“I was like, I’m 20 — it’s OK to be corny,” she says.

"A lot of relationship content is corny - I think people kind of just cringe now when they see it."

“I know that sounds corny. But standing out there, 25-mile visibility, beautiful lighthouse, beautiful scenery — it’s as close to God as you can get, in my mind.”

Although the optimism part might strike some as a little corny, it is actually an important component, Dasgupta says: “The fact is, your mindset matters.”