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February 09, 2011
JL

Recently, I sent a text to a guy I dated eight years ago requesting his professional assistance. He wrote a curt response telling me he no longer does the kind of work I needed him for, so I asked him for a referral. He provided one in another curt text. We haven’t seen one another in two years because, according to him, his wife doesn’t like...

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December 08, 2010
JL

R. and I had been friends for two years when we reconnected the week I planned to move. R. invited me on a date Friday night; the move was scheduled for that morning. Though he texted me throughout Friday to determine plans for the evening, never did he ask about the move or offer assistance. He had to know I would turn down his offer...

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November 23, 2010
JL

A friend posted the following on her Facebook page today: Overheard from the bartender at the restaurant where I dined today for lunch: "My girlfriend asked me when I was going to shave my beard. I asked her when she was going to get a boob job."

Undergoing plastic surgery is totally equivalent to shaving hair...

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