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So the other day, I was around somebody who just didn't seem like themselves.

And I asked them, like, what's going on? Is everything okay?

And they told me that they missed their ex.

So I said, well, what do you miss the most?

And they said, well, I miss having someone to talk to a lot and text and have dinner with

and I mean, the floodgates kind of just started opening from there. It was spending holidays with

and traveling with and watching movies with and being beside them at night, which prompted me to then

ask, well, are you sure you miss your ex?

Because everything you've mentioned so far sounds like you miss having somebody.

And naturally, because this person was, you know, feeling down, they pushed back without even

giving time for my question to marinate, right?

You know, when you like have to

marinate steak, you need to put that sauce on and let it sit? You don't put the sauce on

and cook it right away. Like, no, got to sit, got to let it marinate. Because people don't

like being challenged in that way, especially when they spent weeks or months convincing themselves

that their ex is the answer to their pain. And not only that, but admitting it makes it feel

even more final. Right? If you admit something like that, it's like, oh God, no, it feels too final.

It's a little scary. I mean, if it's true that you God, no, it feels too fine. It's a little scary.

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