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RAPHAEL9X9: you got a second babe?

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There is no rule which says that we can’t have acquaintances. There is certainly a place in life for people whom you know on a very shallow level, but with whom you always have a perfectly fine time.

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26. Guy I had a class with senior year. We had to make a video together and I had this episode, almost an exact repeat of something that happened in 7th grade, where I couldn’t stop laughing for an extended period of time. Yeah, I guess I had a crush on him.

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So I said you must have a phone that couldn’t text, that I heard those existed somewhere, and then I walked out of the room. Because, honestly, I didn’t want you to text.

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For example, when I type (say?) lol, I’m often signaling to the other person that I’m about to tell them something light or amusing. In real life, my tone of voice would serve this purpose. Other times I’m just adding the lol to take the edge off.

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There is no dignity in getting dumped. It’s no use fooling yourself into believing you have self control. If 250 pictures of him are available: you will look at all of them. Remove temptation.

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Yet it somehow felt rude, like this human being I had formed a relationship with over the years, whose paramount life experiences were loyally transcribed and reciprocated in chat, did not withstand the match between himself and my daily crap.

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David Foster Wallace was an American author of novels, essays and short stories. He is widely known for his novel Infinite Jest, and his final work, The Pale King, was released posthumously in 2011. Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Road, No Country For Old Men, and Blood Meridian.

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Sometimes I feel like a giant living in a playpen, which not only fulfills some sort of weird childhood Tommy Pickles fantasy but also serves as a wonderful contrast to the sobering “bills/responsibilities/loneliness” aspects of living by oneself.