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Why Are Situationship Breakups So Painful?

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Can We Rain Check When the Person's on the Way That Is Kind of Fucked Up?

"I just don't feel like a few cumulative hours of knowing one another grants them unfettered access to my time and priorities," writes writer. "Can we rain check when the person's on the way? It's rude, right?" she asks in text message break-up. 'If you ever want to hang as just friends and do something outside, hit me up,' he responds. "'You seem relieved honestly, like you were expecting this anyway' ... I think you're great too,'" says woman who has dated everyone from team sports leagues to elderly bedmaue.

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