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Attractions of Deprivation and Inspiration

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Joe Gibson
Oct 25, 2024
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Attractions of Deprivation and Inspiration

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Most of us have been there. Chasing after unavailable people, lowering our boundaries, putting up with behaviours that we would otherwise never accept, all for the prize of someone’s love who in reality, isn’t deserving of our attention in the first place.

It’s an uncomfortable pl…

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