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WEDNESDAY, 11 APRIL 1990
He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped to the bar.
You replied in four minutes. That's the part he was counting on.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- Tomorrow is a fresh start. Your problems have the new address. They've already moved…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- You put "entrepreneur" in your bio. You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted…
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