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TUESDAY, 8 JULY 2025
He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped to the bar.
You replied in four minutes. That's the part he was counting on.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
- Your back now goes out when you sneeze. It goes out more than you…
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