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There comes a point in every adult’s life when you stand in your kitchen, staring at a wilting bunch of grocery store flowers ...

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That’s imbalance. And the idea that you can just sprinkle the word “love” on top of that and call it something meaningful is, frankly, one of the most intellectually lazy moves in modern discourse.

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