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I'm Mallory Ortberg, and this is the Dear Prudence podcast.

Every week, I'll answer your questions about your parents, your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your roommate's boyfriend, who you hate, and your behavior on social media.

I like every single picture, but she never reciprocates for the accomplishments I do.

We'll advise real people?

I mean, yeah, sure she called you useless and life ruin her, but she said sorry over an

SMS.

And people who have never actually existed.

And he's been hurt, and maybe you can fix him, and I want to go on a date with him by the end of it.

But I really feel like Maria should put the brakes on this.

We might even talk with you live to work out your particular problem.

This is a really wonderful twist on like the Michael Pollan thing, which is just like,

masturbate, slightly less.

Go outside, slightly more.

Not too much.

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Woo-hoo!

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