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TUESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 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
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- Step outside your comfort zone. It's raining out there, everything costs more, and nobody…
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
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