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But instead of enjoying it at a restaurant, they instead picked up some take out food (at Union Market in Brooklyn) and went back to Meg Ryan's NYC apartment! Here's a glimpse of John Mellencamp and his new ladylove early Tuesday evening outside of Meg's Big Apple pad. Think they make sense as a couple?

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