We used to play this nerdy guessing game in acting class where you had to pantomime things in a really specific way—like you’d pantomime washing the dishes smugly or charmingly or happily or anxiously or whatever, and the others would have to guess the adjective you were going for. It’s a fun game—if you’re an actor—and great for building nuance. So I’m looking at my girlfriends, old and new. And yeah, maybe I’m fighting a losing battle, but I’m fighting for them, and that means something. I grab the marker and march over to the chart swashbucklingly. I slash out an X resolutely, and spin
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