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Speaker 1: is all about want to do if you're still not

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Speaker 1: over your ex. It might have been ten hours, it

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Speaker 1: You keep checking them out on Instagram. You're always asking

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Speaker 1: Your still obsessed, you're still connected, and you're not able

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