If only i were otherwise
Depending on the context in which it appears, this would mean: If only I were not something. For example: "I'm out of love with the one I love. " "I'm a hopeless romantic, which leaves me vulnerable to the whims of women.
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Depending on the context in which it appears, this would mean: If only I were not something. For example:
"I'm out of love with the one I love. If only I were otherwise (that is, if only I were not out of love with the one I love)."
"I'm a hopeless romantic, which leaves me vulnerable to the whims of women. If only I were otherwise (that is, if only I were not a hopel