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THURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2020
You left them on read "to be mysterious".
They didn't notice. They were also being mysterious. You're now two mysteries who will never speak again.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
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