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Does your pet get more likes than you on Instagram?

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Courtney: Was only your friend when you had something she wanted. Like Adderall. Or your best guy-friend.

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This is my ode to the basics.

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To other basics, he would have appeared attractive. As a personal trainer, his body was his stock and trade. He had shoulders the span of a small couch and pecs that would have required the support of a bra were they not already as hard as cinderblocks. He had a handsome face with the benefit of youth, unlined and attractive in a Hollister store model way.

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But basic-bashing is not about punishment. It’s about women rising up. It’s about women saying – We can be real people with real thoughts and opinions.

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Travel changes you, irrevocably so.