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A new report just in: women spend more time talking to friends about an upcoming date than on the date itself

Hey there! I’m Clara, and each week I share some: Thoughts from your gal pal. Most of the time: it’s satirical, but other weeks I wrestle with and attempt to synthesize the observations that elude me, interest me, and make me think… wtf? All of the time: I’ll use too many parentheses. My goal is to make you laugh and think inside that cute little mind of yours: “I’ve thought the same thing!”