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THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 1972
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
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. Your overdraft found it first.…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
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