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Placeholder Relationships: When Hope Keeps You Holding Onto Someone Who Isn’t Choosing You
If you’ve dated long enough, there’s a good chance you’ve been someone’s placeholder at some point. And if you’re being brutally honest, there’s probably a chance you’ve done it to someone else too. Not because you’re some heartless asshole who set out to waste someone’s time. Most people don’t walk into these situations thinking, “I’m… Continue reading
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