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relationship shoes - by Aella - Knowingless

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I just really like the analogy of shoes for relationships. When you try a really awesome-looking shoes on in the store, they might feel okay. You walk around, and it seems fine? There’s a slight pinch in the right toe but

I just really like the analogy of shoes for relationships. When you try a really awesome-looking shoes on in the store, they might feel okay. You walk around, and it seems fine? There’s a slight pinch in the right toe but it’s so mild, you tell yourself. I barely notice it. But start wearing the shoes, and that tiny, barely-there bump you felt in the beginning grows after repeated, subtle rubbing. It starts to hurt, and you’re like, fuck, should not have ignored that in the store. There was lots of incentive to ignore that in the store, though. You were excited about how neat the shoes…

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