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#1425: “I can’t comfort my partner and it’s killing me!”

Will we ever be free of #ThisFuckingGuy? Content note for emotional and verbal abuse and mentions of emotional exhaustion and wanting to die. Nothing like ideation or making a plan, just, it's overall...

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#1426: “My sister won’t shut up about the famous people she knows.”

I'm Nobody, who are you? Oh, you're Somebody? How very interesting. Sooooooo interesting. Fascinating, really.

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#1428: How do I convince my sister that I don’t want to be roommates?

Boundaries aren't built in the convincing stage, they're built out of actions.

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#1432: Q: “I know I want to leave, but how do I make sure that it’s the right...

The right time to leave a relationship that's making you unhappy is whenever it's right for you.

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#1433: “My husband says he regrets marrying me because of how much my...

#ThisFuckingGuy rides again. Content note for body policing and mentions of BMI and specific weights, which I would normally redact with prejudice but I am leaving in this time because they are...

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#1435: Friendship After Work

The art of making friends will come in handy again and again in this life.

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#1436: “Why Do Abusers Take Your Stuff?”

Abusers are so boringly alike. #ThisFuckingGuy rides again.

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#1437: “I’m afraid of losing myself if I focus too much on my relationship.”

This is a love story like Fleabag was a love story.

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It Came From The Search Terms: Summer In The City

Search terms! Divorce haircuts, flirtation, awkward questions, how to let people down without trying to make it easy, and the single life.

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#1439: “I’ve observed some problems in my neighbors’ marriage. Should I sit...

Unreliable narrators are my kryptonite, and I'm only human.

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#1440: “Microaggressive grenades are blowing up my friend group. Are there...

Blessings and apologies to The Peacemakers, but I do not have a set of scripts you can use to get your friends to change their entire personalities.

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#1441: “I want to travel with my friends but I’m afraid my brain will ruin my...

Is it your brain or is it the company?

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#1442: “My affair partner is threatening to expose me!”

Liar's poker is a losing bet.

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#1447: “My stepmom just voted my rights away and I’m mad at my dad about it.”

My brain feels like a test pattern right now, so I do not promise you either eloquence or coherence. Fortunately this is a well-covered topic and the archives are robust.

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#1450: “Stimming In The Office With Nosy Coworkers”

Commiseration a-plenty.

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#1451: Love and money and compatibility

More money, fewer problems, but not zero.

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#1452: “Am I being unfair to a guy who told me he loved me on our third date?”

A Hallmark Movie where I descend like an angel and say, "I BRING YOU YEESH TIDINGS OF GREAT ICK. FLEE, FLEE, FLEE TO THE CITY AND LEAVE THIS MAN WHERE YOU FOUND HIM."

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#1453: “Is my ADHD ruining my relationship or am I just with the wrong person...

New year, same abuser playbook.

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#1454: “How long do I wait for a friend to get back to me about our...

Closure is a gift you give yourself, part infinity.

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#1455: “Single friend scorns the coupled. How can I have her meet my...

When friends tell you their good news, you have choices, like, not being a jerk about it.

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