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Making lemonade

How my dating agency fiasco allowed me to ditch conventionality

Feb 08, 2022
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Hello, happy Tuesday,

I’ve been thinking a lot this week about finding good things in bad things. I have always absolutely loathed the idea that you should turn lemons into lemonade. Because sometimes the lemons are bitter and rotten and there’s no sugar in the cupboard, and any attempt to make lemonade will just result in some sour, gooey pulp. And also…

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