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'I've Been Hung Up on Boys For Way Too Long!'

Obsession is an attempt to escape the hard work of being human.

Heather Havrilesky
Aug 7, 2023
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Landscape (1961) by Helen Lundeberg

Hello Polly.

I am writing to you in tears. I am in my mid-twenties, and until now, my life has revolved around boys and recovering from them. Since I was 17, I have created a miserable existence for myself.

I want to be more than just a girl who survives heartbreak. It's ridiculous that I can spend years hung up on someo…

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