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SATURDAY, 17 JANUARY 2004
You got a houseplant to "take care of something".
It died. Even the plant had better boundaries than you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- The hardest part of working out is getting started. You've made sure it stays…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
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