This sounds exhausting and the opening example sounds manipulative.

Aimée Gramblin

·Jan 17

Dating him felt like an endless magic show. The illusion of one thing. The delightful reveal of another. On one date, he took me to a magic sho…

It Took Me Too Long to See His “Nice Surprises” Were an Illusion

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Katherine Hart

This sounds exhausting and the opening example sounds manipulative.

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