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SATURDAY, 6 OCTOBER 1979
"It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years.
You're the phase they'll describe to a therapist.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- Mondays aren't so bad. They're just Sundays that opened their bank statement.
- Your thirties are your twenties with consequences. The hangover lasts until Wednesday and reports…
- You said "that's so me" about a horoscope. It also described 600 million other…
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
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