The Ex Talk
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Read between March 2 - March 13, 2025
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that I notice she’s acting strangely.
Annie
Engaged?
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I’m stress-eating chia seeds by the handful,
Annie
What ?? How ??
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“It was a pleasure breaking up with you.”
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“For what it’s worth,” he says when he’s halfway to the door, “I think it would have been good, too.”
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An A-plus dad joke. God, I still miss those.
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Talking about him was hard, but not talking was worse. So often, I’m trapped between the pain of remembering and the fear of forgetting.
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The bar is small and dark and playing Nickelback, which should on its own be a reason to shut it down.
Annie
Justice for nickelback
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It’s a relief to see Ameena on Wednesday, even if it means subjecting my poor ego to another wine-and-paint night.
Annie
She got the job & is moving
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“This might be a stupid question, but is there any chance the two of you could come clean?”
Annie
Maybe they shouldn’t talk in public about it ??
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But have you ever thought that maybe your dad is holding you back?
Annie
Wooooooahhhh
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“We don’t have to play tragedy Olympics,” Phil says. “What you went through was terrible. What I went through was terrible. Nothing makes any of it any less terrible.”
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His fingers make their way to my knee, thumb rubbing a slow circle.
Annie
You’re in public !
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Kent.
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Annie
But why ?
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The thing about losing someone is that it doesn’t happen just once. It happens every time you do something great you wish they could see, every time you’re stuck and you need advice.
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Dan and Shay
Annie
Isn’t this a country group ?
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“Shay Goldstein not in public radio,” she says with an exaggerated gasp. “What is the world coming to?”
Annie
Aleena is kind of a bitch
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That’s what I’m doing: taking this time to explore in a way I’ve never done before.
Annie
You’ve been unemployed this whole time ?!