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Shreya's avatar

I related with so much of this!

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Sophia Hembeck's avatar

thank you x

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sam dee's avatar

i feel seeeeeen

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Martin Power's avatar

Absolutely loved this Sophia

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Sophia Hembeck's avatar

Thank you x That’s so good to hear!

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Daisy's avatar

Really appreciated the way you put your experiences together. But Sophia, the end? Why did it stop at 34? I loved the idea of being in it and the numbers fade out, still you said until number 34. In an all excited way for your dating life, this felt to me like a cliffhanger for a part 2 ?

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Sophia Hembeck's avatar

Because "The next day, I go on date number 17, and a few days later on number 18 and 19 all the way to 34, writing the same name over and over again, till I forget to count the dates, till the list becomes obsolete – because we’re in it." Meaning I've been meeting the same guy since date 17 and didn't need the list anymore.

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Sophia Hembeck's avatar

oh and yes: this is an excerpt from my third book Things That Are Different Now, so there is more to read x

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margot's avatar

obsessed!

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Ara's avatar
Jun 19Edited

Really really enjoyed reading this. Thankyou for your words, Sophia!

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Sophia Hembeck's avatar

thank you x

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Lawana Mitchi Walker's avatar

In the early days of Tinder I was single, and I did something similar, but I was happy single and just wanted to go on dates. I couldn't imagine doing that now in my late 30s 🫠

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