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Dating Problems

March 20, 2021 6 Comments

By Ryker Hayes

I’m a normal person. I have an apartment, I’m a librarian, and I go out Friday nights.

I can’t keep a boyfriend though.

It starts out nice. We flirt, have dinner. We go steady for a few weeks and he leaves.

Could it be my doll collection? Lots of people collect things! It’s not like I hoard knives. I’m proud of my dolls, handmade with natural material. Life sized and life like. I don’t know why men get so squeamish when they see them!

But thanks to my collection I have a permanent keepsake of the short time we spent together.

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  1. Jeff says

    March 20, 2021 at 7:58 am

    LOL

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  2. Whitney says

    March 20, 2021 at 11:33 am

    Wickedly funny and clever

    Reply
  3. Miera says

    March 20, 2021 at 3:37 pm

    Clever!

    Reply
  4. Tom Stewart says

    March 20, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    Love it!!

    Reply
  5. Cathy Cade says

    March 20, 2021 at 4:18 pm

    Hehe!

    Reply
  6. Terri says

    March 25, 2021 at 9:29 am

    Damn. Good and creepy.

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