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TUESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 1971
Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people.
All of them are "just seeing where it goes". It goes nowhere. It went nowhere with you twice.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- Wealth is built slowly. Debt is built quickly. And it's hereditary.
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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