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claire
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Terrible. But these humiliations did have a positive-ish side. They taught Sasha not to take herself too seriously; how to laugh at her missteps (or, at least, softly titter).
— 3 hours, 20 min ago
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claire
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“Excelling at something doesn’t mean it’s your calling. Barbecue is gratifying to me. Food, feeding people, community—it makes me feel useful. You know, as a human.”
— 3 hours, 10 min ago
claire
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“It’s funny, though,” said Sasha. “I never pictured my soulmate being white.”
“Recession indicator,” quipped Destiny. Then she began scrolling through her spreadsheet, again. “Wait. You’re open to dating white men? Hold, please.”
“What are you doing?” asked Sasha.
“Consulting my Caucasian Fornication database."
Lol
— 3 hours, 14 min ago
“Recession indicator,” quipped Destiny. Then she began scrolling through her spreadsheet, again. “Wait. You’re open to dating white men? Hold, please.”
“What are you doing?” asked Sasha.
“Consulting my Caucasian Fornication database."
Lol
claire
is 13% done
“I can’t be a ho. I’m too sleepy. Hoes don’t nap. Didn’t Cardi B say that?”
“No, she said hoes don’t get cold. Which is a scientific fact,” added Destiny.
— 3 hours, 16 min ago
“No, she said hoes don’t get cold. Which is a scientific fact,” added Destiny.
claire
is 13% done
“Does your picker even work, though? You’ve been alone for a decade.”
“By choice! I was leaning into being single.”
“You need to lean into being plural,” she retorted. “It’s important to date widely before you decide Seat F’s the one. You need to spread it around. Be a ho, like me.” When Destiny said the word “ho,” it somehow sounded elevated and elegant, like “courtesan.”
— 3 hours, 18 min ago
“By choice! I was leaning into being single.”
“You need to lean into being plural,” she retorted. “It’s important to date widely before you decide Seat F’s the one. You need to spread it around. Be a ho, like me.” When Destiny said the word “ho,” it somehow sounded elevated and elegant, like “courtesan.”
