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Wherein girl casts away the onus of online dating in order to follow pick-up artist guru, Neil Strauss.
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As a single female, I’ve come to expect these sorts of ads from Facebook. But, what?!?! As if, I don’t have enough pressure from my parents to give them grandkids. (See: previous post.) My own little revenge? I click on all of the ads just to run up the pay-per-click prices.
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He’s trying to hog-tie me. My husband. I’ve fought like a champion scrapper, but he’s used his sheer length to pin me to the bed. He’s clasped my hands and feet together; and now, he’s trying to tie me up with something. I crane my neck around to see with what and break into...
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A few years later and I’m back. Back inside this shit-hole; my modern day Auschwitz. I have a two month old baby whom I would rather be looking after, but my husband has tyrannized me again. His mother (who has materialised from a distant country) and my psychiatrist are in on it too. They...
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I think I was born bipolar. The depression of duality. My mother said that I gave two short cries at birth (one for each personality, as she terms it) and then fell silent. My zodiac sign too, Gemini, is the sign of duality: The Twins My mum took unbridled pleasure in reminding me throughout...
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To: the New York Times From: the editors at nonpretentious.com Subject: You’re like parents to a middle school student – Embarrassing and Easy to Make Fun Of Dear the New York Times: Exhibit a) Dress Codes: Inching Its Way Back Onto the Lip Exhibit b) A Word On Moustache Discrimination In related news: Bogus...
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