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SATURDAY, 27 MARCH 1999
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
- You "love deeply". Mostly a fictional man who doesn't know you exist. Neither do…
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- The hardest part of working out is getting started. You've made sure it stays…
- Abs are made in the kitchen. So are toasties. The toasties are undefeated.
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
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