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SATURDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 1997
Opposites attract.
Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the other finally sets it.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- Age is just a number. So is your cholesterol, and it's climbing faster than…
- You'll leave your children everything you have. It's mostly a bread maker and an…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
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