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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2023
You call yourself "a bit of a foodie".
You've ordered the same chicken 64 times this year. The driver knows your dog's name.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people. All of them are "just seeing…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- Love is patient. Your partner is not, and has started a note on their…
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- "We should get dinner sometime" is a beautiful promise. One of you will die…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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