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Liz Plank's avatar

they’re literally building concentration camps, you can double text your crush

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Charlotte Wilson's avatar

Omg, I just scheduled my newsletter for tomorrow talking about this exact thing. Amaya Papaya has me up in arms about the current state of dating. Why do we need to be nonchalant each other? It's breaking my heart and you're right, showing emotion and expressing yourself is the only way to shift it. Thanks for writing this!!

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Liz Plank's avatar

i didn’t want to leave anyone out who is not watching but i could write a whole essay just on how she got marginalized when she’s the only one that is acting human!!!

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Charlotte Wilson's avatar

Yes! She's so authentically herself and instead of being celebrated she's being treated as cringe. This is what I wrote for my essay tomorrow: "Do I just sit here being nonchalant trying to get some portion of what I want, or express myself and get rejected? I guess if you don’t shoot for the moon you won’t land amongst the stars or whatever. IDC. I’m channeling Amaya Papaya going forward."

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Liz Plank's avatar

be the amaya papaya you wanna see in the world!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Liz Plank's avatar

I CANNOT THINK THINKING ABOUT AMAYA PAPAYA

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Robert DeBell's avatar

Maker her a mix CD, write a poem, pine and yearn! Like pride and prejudice 👏

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Liz Plank's avatar

pride and prejudice mentioned 😭❤️

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Erin Peterson's avatar

Scrolled to see if anyone mentioned Pride & Prejudice. I immediately thought of the Bingley/Jane relationship, with all its unspoken, misread emotions.

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Liz Plank's avatar

that movie should be shown in every high school!!!

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Travis Lacour's avatar

I met my wife offline/in-person when I was an awkward 20-year old working keyboardist (not even 5% as good as Jon Batiste, but I digress). We likely wouldn’t have matched on an app, yet we’ve been together half our lives. So glad I didn’t act nonchalant or try to play it cool when I had my shot.

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